A Guide to Drug Safety Terms at FDA
This guide offers descriptions of some of the more common drug safety terms used by FDA throughout the life cycle of a drug. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a drug for marketing after determining that the drug's benefits of use ... [... more]
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Throw Away Your Old Medicines Safely
Now is a great time to see if any of your medicines should be discarded because they are too old or no longer needed. On prescription bottles, the label will often tell you when the medicine should be discarded. On over-the-counter medicines and ... [... more]
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Radiofrequency Identification Technology:
The FDA steps up efforts to improve drug safety through the use of radiofrequency identification technology. The FDA has stepped up its efforts to improve the safety and security of the nation's drug supply by encouraging use of a ... [... more]
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Find the Latest Drug Product and Safety Information
Resources for keeping up with the latest drug safety information from FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes a comprehensive approach to making information on potential drug risks available to the public, says Paul Seligman, M.D., ... [... more]
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Drug Labeling
Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers In accordance with Section 915 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), this website contains links to postmarket drug safety information to improve ... [... more]
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FDA Proposes New Measures to Strengthen Drug Safety ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed recommendations to Congress for the next reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee program The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed recommendations to Congress for the ... [... more]
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Strengthening Drug Safety
FDA recently announced 41 initiatives it is undertaking to make drugs, as well as other medical products, as safe as possible. In any given week, half of U.S. adults will use prescription medicines and 10 percent will take at least 5 different ... [... more]
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Managing Drug Safety Issues
Paul Seligman, M.D., M.P.H., is Associate Director of Safety Policy and Communication in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Dr. Seligman graduated from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and the University of ... [... more]
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On Exhibit at NLM
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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What You Can DO
Be an informed consumer Unfortunately, medication errors happen. They happen in hospitals, in pharmacies, or even at home. And sometimes people get hurt because of these errors. Your doctors, nurses and pharmacists work hard to keep you healthy, ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine Start here with 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements A service for finding local ... [... more]
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