August 11, 2008
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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
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FDA has posted the latest edition of "FDA Patient Safety News," a free Web-based video news program. Aimed primarily at health professionals, the program features information on new drugs, biologics, and medical devices, as well as FDA safety notifications and product recalls.
-- To view video or text version: http://www.fda.gov/psn
-- To access Podcast: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/podcast.cfm
To access the RSS feed of FDA news releases, go to
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/rssPress.xml.
[What is an RSS feed? See http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/newsfeeds.html.]
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SAFETY ALERTS/RECALLS
For a complete list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated
products from the past 60 days, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html.
To access the RSS feed of FDA recalls information, go to
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml
[What is an RSS feed? See http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/newsfeeds.html.]
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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS
Sept. 8-10 -- Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference
Location: Washington, D.C.
Sept. 10-12 -- Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)/FDA Pharmaceutical Ingredient Supply Chain Conference
Location: Washington, D.C.
For a complete list of upcoming meetings, seminars, and other public events sponsored
or co-sponsored by FDA, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpmeetings.html.
Consumer updates in the spotlight this week are:
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/supplements080408.html
To receive all consumer updates by e-mail, go to http://www.fda.gov/consumer/consumerenews.html.
For the latest in consumer health news from FDA, visit http://www.fda.gov/consumer/default.htm.
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