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November 17, 2008
FDA unveils medication-safety website
AMNews (11/17, Landers) reports that the "Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a new webpage intended to provide one-stop shopping for postmarket" medication-safety "information.
Many physicians say the agency has, to a large extent, succeeded in its mission." The website "provides links to an array of data," including labeling information; "medications that have risk evaluation and mitigation strategies; postmarket studies; information from MedWatch; and quarterly reports on" medications "being evaluated for safety issues."
The site is a result of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, a measure "enacted last fall to help correct numerous" medication-safety "problems that have plagued the agency over the past few years."
Related Links:
- "FDA launches drug safety information Web site," Susan J. Landers, American Medical News, November 17, 2008.
- FDA: Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers
Posted by admin at November 17, 2008 11:39 AM