Drug and Medical Device Safety

• Latest News
• Shipping Through Mail Can Degrade Medicine (10/27/2004, Scripps Howard News Service)
• FDA Approves Device to Treat Fibroids (10/22/2004, United Press International)
• Embedded Sliver Size Glucose Sensor Nears (10/19/2004, United Press International)
• FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (09/30/2004, Food and Drug Administration)
• More News on Drug and Medical Device Safety

• Overviews
• How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
• Learn If a Medical Device Has Been Cleared by FDA for Marketing (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Medical Product Safety Information (Food and Drug Administration)
• Recalls / Withdrawals of Drugs and Medical Devices (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts for Food, Drugs and Medical Devices (Food and Drug Administration)
• Recently Approved Devices (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

• Related Issues
• 'Six-Pack Abs' Electronically? (Food and Drug Administration)
• Beyond Bloodletting: FDA Gives Leeches a Medical Makeover (Food and Drug Administration)
• Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer Beware! (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Buying Medical Devices Online (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online (Food and Drug Administration)
• Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Combating Counterfeit Drugs (Food and Drug Administration)
• Counterfeit and Substandard Antimalarial Drugs (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• FDA and Johnson & Johnson Warn Public about Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches Sold through Foreign Internet Site (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Ensures Equivalence of Generic Drugs (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - Links to PDF File
• FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Statement on THG (Tetrahydrogestrinone ) (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Takes Action against Foreign Websites Selling Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Drugs Purchased in Mexico (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA Works to Reduce Preventable Medical Device Injuries (Food and Drug Administration)
• Home Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate House Call? (Food and Drug Administration)
• Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• Imported Drugs Raise Safety Concerns (Food and Drug Administration)
• McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals Announces Nationwide Consumer Alert of Children's Motrin Grape Chewable Tablets (Food and Drug Administration)
• Medication Errors (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Information Page (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Propharma, Inc. Recalls Major Twice-A-Day 12 Hour Nasal Spray - Nasal Decongestant (Food and Drug Administration)
• Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors (Food and Drug Administration)
• Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines (World Health Organization)
• Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medications from Outside the United States (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Truth about Choosing Medical Treatments (Food and Drug Administration)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Vaccine Adverse Event Report System (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)
• Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites(VIPPS) FAQ's (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy)
• Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market (Food and Drug Administration)

• Directories
• Directory of State and Local Health Officials: 2004 Edition (Food and Drug Administration)

• Organizations
• Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and Safety Information Program (Food and Drug Administration)
• Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 (American Association of Poison Control Centers)
• SafeMedication.com (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• FDA Consumer (Food and Drug Administration)

• Law and Policy
• 'Poison Squad' and the Advent of Food and Drug Regulation (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs are Safe and Effective (Food and Drug Administration)
• FDA/U.S. Customs Import Blitz Exams Continue to Reveal Potentially Dangerous Illegally Imported Drug Shipments (Food and Drug Administration)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and Mammography Facilities (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• New Prescription Drug Safety Plan (Food and Drug Administration)
• New Recommendations Issued on Treating Device Infections (American Heart Association)
• Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Drugs (Food and Drug Administration)
• User Fees and Medical Device Reviews (Food and Drug Administration)

• Children
• Drug Research and Children (Food and Drug Administration)