Drug Safety

Children

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

Law and Policy

1.	'Poison Squad' and the Advent of Food an Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_squad.html




2.	FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs are Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/402_drug.html




3.	Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/miles.html




4.	New Prescription Drug Safety Plan Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_plan.html




5.	Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Dru Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_compound.html




6.	Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on th Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm

Newsletters/Print Publications

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

Organizations

1.	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/




2.	Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/




3.	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/




4.	Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/




5.	MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and S Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/




6.	SafeMedication.com American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.safemedication.com/

Overviews

1.	How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/../opacom/backgrounders/problem.html




2.	Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html




3.	Vaccine Adverse Event Report System Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm

Related Issues

1.	Protecting Consumers from Counterfeit Drugs Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_drug.html




2.	Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm




3.	Buying Prescription Medicine Online: A Consumer Sa Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/buyOnlineGuide_text.htm




4.	Combating Counterfeit Drugs Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/counterfeit/




5.	FDA Ensures Equivalence of Generic Drugs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/whatwedo/testtube-17.pdf




6.	Importance of Public Comment to the FDA Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/604_public.html




7.	Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_drug.html




8.	Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites(VIPPS) F National Association of Boards of Pharmacy http://www.nabp.net/vipps/consumer/faq.asp




9.	Radiofrequency Identification Technology: Protecti Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/205_rfid.html




10.	Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/303_meds.html




11.	Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medication Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/border.htm




12.	Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines World Health Organization http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs275/en/




13.	Imported Drugs Raise Safety Concerns Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/502_import.html




14.	Truth about Choosing Medical Treatments Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html




15.	Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/105_buy.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Tiagabine Hydrochloride (Marketed as Gabitril) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/patient/TiagabinePIS.pdf




2.	Recalls / Withdrawals of Biologics Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls.htm




3.	Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Information Page Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/default.htm




4.	FDA Statement on THG (Tetrahydrogestrinone ) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00967.html




5.	FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01122.html




6.	Questions and Answers on COX-2 Selective and Non-S Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/COX2qa.htm