For Consumers
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Protecting Yourself
Protect yourself with these resources from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency offers
- tips for buying medicines, medical devices, and radiation-emitting products online safely and reporting suspicious Web sites and products
- summaries of recent safety alerts prompted by reports received by FDA from health care professionals and their patients
- warnings and other enforcement actions FDA has taken to protect the public from counterfeit or other fraudulent products
- advice on how to report fraudulent or dangerous products
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Warnings and Other Enforcement Actions
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Reporting Fraudulent or Dangerous Products
Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet Reporte de ventas ilegales de productos medicos a traves del Internet MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA
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Safety Alerts on Medical Products
MedWatch Safety Alerts (December 2012)
- Dangerous Supplement Sold as ‘WOW’
- Recall: Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief Nasal Gel
- Recall: Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets for Pain Relief
- A Dangerous Mix: Xyrem and Alcohol or Some Other Drugs
- Serious Skin Reactions When Incivek Is Taken With Other Drugs
- Pradaxa Should Not Be Used With Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves
- Recall: Dietary Supplements for Sexual Enhancement
- Recall: SLIMDIA Revolution Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement
- Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix and Risk of Heart Problems
- Recall: Protandim Because of Possible Metal Fragments
- Drug Safety Labeling Changes
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