FDA pledges better communication on drug safety: AMNews interviews Andrew von Eschenbach, MD
March 31st, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Muscle provided by Congress last fall was intended to allow the Food and Drug Administration to police drugs already on the market. Findings from this effort could enhance physicians’ understanding of a medication’s potential for harm or their ability to identify patients at risk for adverse events.
Now the issue is how to get word of these findings to physicians quickly. Current methods, such as the FDA’s “Dear Doctor” letters, don’t always reach physicians. Figuring out which new communication approaches and technologies will work is one of the challenges the agency faces.
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