FDA site tracks post-approval drug dangers
Thanks to new requirements, the FDA is now publishing updates on its safety evaluations of drugs that are already on the market. The evaluations get posted after the drug has been on the market for 18 months, or after 10,000 people have used it. It only includes drugs approved since Sept. 27, 2007.
The site also includes a full list of those drugs flagged by the FDA for various reasons, including ongoing safety alerts. Simply click on any drug in the list to find out what problems were identified and what action has been taken.
(Hat tip to The Plain Dealer’s Diane Suchetka)
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