New research reveals unintended consequences of inappropriate medical food use in managing patients with a type of metabolic disorder

In two studies appearing online August 13, 2015 and in the August issue of Genetics in Medicine, researchers note that medical foods, including those given to patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), are not subject to the same scrutiny as therapeutic drugs. A medical food, as defined in the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, is regulated as a food by the Food and Drug Administration and intended to be used under medical supervision.
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