Drug & Food Information

 Topics on this Page:

• Advisories, Alerts, Bulletins, Recalls, & Adverse Events
• Animals: Health, Safety, and Drugs
• Blood & Biologics (allergenics, biological treatments, vaccines)
• Biotechnology
• Cosmetics

• Devices
• Dietary Supplements
• Drugs
• Food
• Immunizations/Vaccinations
• Safe Drinking Water

Advisories, Alerts, Bulletins, Recalls, & Adverse Events

• How FDA Handles Reports (FDA)
• FDA Recall Policies (FDA)
• Recalls and Safety Alerts in Past 60 Days (FDA)
• Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program: MedWatch (FDA)

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• Recalls and Withdrawals of Blood Products/Biologics (FDA)
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (FDA)

Animals: Health, Safety, & Drugs

• Pets and Pet Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Veterinary Medicine (healthfinder)
• Animal Drugs (healthfinder)
• Pet Food Recall (FDA)

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• Center for Veterinary Medicine (Food and Drug Administration)
• Diseases spread from animals to people (CDC)
• Guide Dogs (healthfinder)

Blood & Biologics (allergenics, biological treatments, vaccines)

General Information:

• Biologics (healthfinder)
• Consumer Information About Biologics (FDA)
• List of CDC Distributed Biologics (CDC)
• Recalls and Withdrawals of Blood Products/Biologics (FDA)

Bone Marrow Transplantation:

• Bone Marrow Transplantation (MedlinePlus)
• Bone Marrow Transplants (healthfinder)

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Blood, Transfusion, and Regulations:

• Blood/Blood Transfusion (MedlinePlus)
• Blood (healthfinder)
• Blood Banks (healthfinder)
• Blood Donations (healthfinder)
• Blood Products (healthfinder)
• Blood Safety (healthfinder)
• Blood Transfusions (healthfinder)
• Regulating Blood (FDA, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research)

Biotechnology

• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NIH, National Library of Medicine)
• Center For Devices and Radiological Health (FDA)

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Cosmetics

• Cosmetics (MEDLINEplus)
• Cosmetics (healthfinder)
• Cosmetics regulation (FDA)

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Devices

General:

• Medical Device Safety (MEDLINEplus)
• Center For Devices and Radiological Health (FDA)
• Recently approved devices (FDA)

Vision-Related Devices:

• LASIK Eye Surgery (FDA)
• Vision Correction Devices (FDA)
• Phakic Intraocular Lenses (FDA)

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Other Specific Devices:

• Cell Phone Facts (FDA)
• Whole-Body (CT) Scans (FDA)
• Breast Implants (FDA)
• Mammography (FDA)
• Cochlear Implants (FDA)

Dietary Supplements

• Dietary Supplements (healthfinder)
• Dietary Supplements Consumer Q and A (Food and Drug Administration)
• Dietary Supplements (Food and Drug Administration)
• Herbal Medicine (MEDLINEplus)

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• Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Facts Sheets (NIH)
• Consumer information on dietary supplements (NIH, Office of Dietary Supplements)
• Evaluating Dietary Supplements (FDA)
• Warnings and Safety Information (Food and Drug Administration)

Drugs

• Advisories, Alerts and Bulletins: Drug Safety (healthfinder)

General Drug Information:

• Medicines (MedlinePlus)
• Tips For Taking Medicines Safely (FDA)
• Antibiotics (MedlinePlus)
• Drug Safety (healthfinder)
• What You Should Know to Use Medicine Safely (FDA)
• How to Give Medicine to Children (FDA)
• Cancer drug therapies, oncology tools (FDA)
• Frequently Asked Questions about FDA Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA)
• Getting Information from FDA (FDA)
• Report a Problem (FDA)
• Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program: MedWatch (FDA)

Specific Drug Information:

• Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information (MEDLINEplus)
• Index to Drug-Specific Information (FDA)
• Drugs@FDA Searchable Drug Information Database (FDA)
• Approved Drug Products/Orange Book  (FDA)
• New drug approval list by date (FDA)
• Additions/Deletions of Approved Drugs by Month (FDA)

Buying Medicines Online:

• Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide (Food and Drug Administration)

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Generic Drugs:

• Generic Drugs (FDA)
• Generic Drugs (healthfinder)
• Generic Drugs: Consumer Q and A (FDA)
• Search for Generic Equivalents by Brand Name (FDA)

Drug Allergies:

• Drug Allergies (healthfinder)

Drug Adverse Reactions and Interactions:

• Look up specific drug to find Interactions (MEDLINEplus)
• Drug Interactions: What You Should Know (FDA)
• Drug Interactions (healthfinder)

Drug Recall:

• FDA Recall Policies (FDA)
• Recalls and Safety Alerts in Past 60 Days (FDA)

Drug Reimportation:

• HHS Drug Import Task Force

Non-prescription/Over-the-counter Drugs:

• Over-the-counter Medicines: What's Right For You? (Food and Drug Administration)
• Understanding the Over-the-counter Medicine Label (Food and Drug Administration)

Food

• Advisories, Alerts and Bulletins: Food Safety (healthfinder)

General:

• Consumer Advice & Publications on Food Safety, Nutrition, and Cosmetics (FDA)
• Getting Information from FDA

Food Safety:

• Food Safety (MEDLINEplus)
• Food Safety (healthfinder)
• National Food Safety Programs (www.FoodSafety.gov)
• Food Safety FAQs (www.FoodSafety.gov)
• Food Contamination and Poisoning (MEDLINEplus)
• Food Preparation and Foodborne Illness (FDA)
• Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods (FDA)
• Food Safety for Seniors (FDA)
• Food Irradiation and Safety: Introduction (FDA)
• Food Code, 2005 (FDA, CDC, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Food Labeling:

• How to read the food label (FDA)
• How to use the food label (FDA)
• Food Labeling and Nutrition (FDA)

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Food Storage:

• Food Storage (FDA)

Food Preparation:

• Food Preparation and Foodborne Illness (FDA)

Food Additives:

• Additives (FDA)

Food Coloring:

• Food Coloring (FDA)

Food Irradiation:

• Food Irradiation and Safety: Introduction (FDA)

Food Allergy:

• Food Allergy (MEDLINEplus)
• Food Allergy: An Overview (PDF - 573K ) (National Institutes of Health)
• Food Allergens (Food and Drug Administration)
• Food Allergies (healthfinder)

Immunizations/Vaccinations

• Immunization (MEDLINEplus)
• Childhood Immunization (MEDLINEplus)
• Vaccines and Immunizations (CDC)
• Immunization  (healthfinder)
• Vaccine Research Center (NIH)

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• National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program  (HRSA)
• National Vaccine Program Office
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (FDA)
• Vaccines  (FDA)

Safe Drinking Water

• Drinking Water (MEDLINEplus)
• Drinking Water (healthfinder)
• Healthy Drinking Water (CDC)

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• Safe Food and Water for Travelers  (CDC)
• Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods (FDA)