Drug and Medical Device Safety (Print Version)

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Latest News

High-dose Steroids up Heart Disease Risk Greatly (11/15/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21276.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/15/2004)
US FDA Allows Tracking Tags on Drug Bottles (11/15/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21284.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/15/2004)
FDA Announces New Initiative to Protect the U.S. Drug Supply through the Use Of Radiofrequency Identification Technology (11/15/2004, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01133.html
Abbott Adds Warnings to Arthritis Drug Label (11/09/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21174.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/09/2004)
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (09/30/2004, Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01122.html
More News on Drug and Medical Device Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_d.html#DrugandMedicalDeviceSafety

Overviews

How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/../opacom/backgrounders/problem.html
Learn If a Medical Device Has Been Cleared by FDA for Marketing (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/geninfo.html
Medical Product Safety Information (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm
Recalls / Withdrawals of Drugs and Medical Devices (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls.htm
Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts for Food, Drugs and Medical Devices (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
Recently Approved Devices (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) - http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfTopic/MDA/mda-list.cfm?list=1

Related Issues

'Six-Pack Abs' Electronically? (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/402_abs.html
Beyond Bloodletting: FDA Gives Leeches a Medical Makeover (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_leech.html
Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer Beware! (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/buyerbeware.html
Buying Medical Devices Online (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/buyingmeddevonline.html
Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm
Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/buyOnlineGuide.htm
Combating Counterfeit Drugs (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/counterfeit/
Counterfeit and Substandard Antimalarial Drugs (National Center for Infectious Diseases) - http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travel/counterfeit_drugs.htm
FDA and Johnson & Johnson Warn Public about Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches Sold through Foreign Internet Site (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2004/NEW01017.html
FDA Ensures Equivalence of Generic Drugs (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - Links to PDF File - http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/whatwedo/testtube-17.pdf
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01122.html
FDA Statement on THG (Tetrahydrogestrinone ) (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00967.html
FDA Takes Action against Foreign Websites Selling Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2004/NEW01023.html
FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Drugs Purchased in Mexico (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01303.html
FDA Works to Reduce Preventable Medical Device Injuries (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/403_devices.html
Home Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate House Call? (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/601_home.html
Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/CDRHHHC/brochure-checklist.html
Importance of Public Comment to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/604_public.html
Imported Drugs Raise Safety Concerns (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/502_import.html
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals Announces Nationwide Consumer Alert of Children's Motrin Grape Chewable Tablets (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/mcneil05_04.html
Medication Errors (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/MedErrors/default.htm
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Information Page (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/default.htm
Propharma, Inc. Recalls Major Twice-A-Day 12 Hour Nasal Spray - Nasal Decongestant (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/propharma03_04.html
Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/303_meds.html
Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines (World Health Organization) - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs275/en/
Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medications from Outside the United States (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/border.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/borderSpanish.htm
Truth about Choosing Medical Treatments (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/smdfraud.html
Vaccine Adverse Event Report System (Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm
Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites(VIPPS) FAQ's (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) - http://www.nabp.net/vipps/consumer/faq.asp
Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_drug.html

Directories

Directory of State and Local Health Officials: 2004 Edition (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/ora/fed_state/directorytable.htm

Organizations

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - http://www.fda.gov/cber/
Center for Devices and Radiological Health - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - http://www.fda.gov/cder/
Institute for Safe Medication Practices - http://www.ismp.org/
MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and Safety Information Program (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/
Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp
SafeMedication.com (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) - http://www.safemedication.com/

Newsletters/Print Publications

FDA Consumer (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/fdacindex.html

Law and Policy

'Poison Squad' and the Advent of Food and Drug Regulation (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_squad.html
FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs are Safe and Effective (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/402_drug.html
FDA/U.S. Customs Import Blitz Exams Continue to Reveal Potentially Dangerous Illegally Imported Drug Shipments (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2004/NEW01011.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and Mammography Facilities (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/cons-faq2.html
Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/miles.html
New Prescription Drug Safety Plan (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_plan.html
New Recommendations Issued on Treating Device Infections (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3016372
Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Drugs (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_compound.html
User Fees and Medical Device Reviews (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/203_mdufma.html

Children

Drug Research and Children (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/103_drugs.html

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Page last updated: 16 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 23 September 2004