VOL. 29 No. 9NOVEMBER 1995

Features

FDA's Rx for Better Medication Information
Under a newly proposed program, by the turn of the century at least 75 percent of patients getting new prescriptions would receive easily understandable written information. The public has until Nov. 22 to comment.

A Status Report on Breast Implant Safety
Though recent studies do not show a greatly increased risk of some well-defined autoimmune diseases among women with silicone gel-filled breast implants, other safety questions remain. FDA is also requiring manufacturers to collect safety data on saline-filled implants.

Guarding Against Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases sharing certain features, but also differing from one another in their prevalence, ease of detection, and symptoms. Treatments include drugs and laser surgery.

For Goodness Snakes: Treating and Preventing Venomous Bites
Twenty kinds of poisonous snakes inhabit the United States (except for Maine, Alaska and Hawaii), and coping with a bite from any one of them is no picnic. There are ways to prevent getting bitten, however, and effective treatment if prevention fails.

Interstitial Cystitis: Progress Against Disabling Bladder Condition
Interstitial cystitis is a bladder condition far more common in women than in men. It can be devastating to quality of life. Treatments include drugs and special diets. Sometimes a diagnostic tool--cystoscopy--can temporarily improve the condition.


Departments

Updates
The latest information on FDA-related issues, gathered from FDA Press Releases, Talk Papers, and other sources.

Notebook
A potpourri of items of interest gathered from the Federal Register and other sources.

Investigators' Reports
Selected cases illustrating regulatory and administrative actions--such as inspections, recalls, seizures, and court proceedings--by FDA's regional and district offices across the country

Summaries of Court Actions
Cases involving seizure, criminal and injunction proceedings.


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