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Inpharma 1661 - 25 Oct 2008 The US FDA is consolidating drug safety information about prescription drugs for both patients and healthcare professionals at a single access point on its website. Establishing the web page is one of the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. The web page provides links to a variety of information including drug-specific safety data (including the latest safety sheets), drug labelling (including patient package inserts), drugs with a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, a searchable database of postmarketing studies, quarterly reports detailing which drugs are being evaluated for potential safety issues, and consumer information about safe use and disposal of medications. FDA. FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients, Health Care Professionals. Media Release : 15 Oct 2008. Available from: URL: http://www.fda.gov 809094107 1 Inpharma 25 Oct 2008 No. 1661 1173-8324/10/1661-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

US FDA consolidating drug safety info on single web page

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Inpharma 1661 - 25 Oct 2008

■ The US FDA is consolidating drug safetyinformation about prescription drugs for both patientsand healthcare professionals at a single access pointon its website. Establishing the web page is one of therequirements of the Food and Drug AdministrationAmendments Act of 2007. The web page provideslinks to a variety of information including drug-specificsafety data (including the latest safety sheets), druglabelling (including patient package inserts), drugswith a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, asearchable database of postmarketing studies,quarterly reports detailing which drugs are beingevaluated for potential safety issues, and consumerinformation about safe use and disposal ofmedications.FDA. FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients,Health Care Professionals. Media Release : 15 Oct 2008. Available from:URL: http://www.fda.gov 809094107

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Inpharma 25 Oct 2008 No. 16611173-8324/10/1661-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved