FDA Mulls Using Drones To Conduct Site Inspections

Drones are now widely used by the military. And both Amazon and Google and experimental programs to use drones to deliver packages. In the medical sector, drones have been envisioned as a means to carry emergency medical devices such as defibrillators.

Now, FDA is reportedly considering using the technology to help inspect manufacturing facilities, according to a recent report in Regulatory Focus.

While the agency said it has no formal drone plans in place, it is “conducting preliminary feasibility testing on possible applications for drone technology in fulfillment of the agency’s mission,” said FDA spokesperson Andrea Fischer to Regulatory Focus.

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