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<p>See the following links for alerts, announcements, and safety recalls from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/default.htm">MedWatch Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products</a><br /> MedWatch alerts provide timely new safety information on human drugs, medical devices, vaccines and other biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.</p> <p><a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm">FDA Drug Information</a><br /> Index of FDA Approved Drugs</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm111085.htm">FDA Index to Specific Drug Information</a> This Index does not include all FDA approved drugs. It only includes drugs that have been the subject of a Drug Safety Communication, Healthcare Professional Information sheet, Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review, or other important information. Please use <a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm" target="_blank">Drugs@FDA</a> to search for information on a drug not found in the Index.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm">Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts</a><br /> List of recalls, <em>alerts</em>, and warnings of foods, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/default.htm">FDA Drug Alerts and Statements</a><br /> Information on drug safety and availability for consumers and health professionals, new drug warnings and other safety information, drug label changes, and shortages of medically necessary drug products.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/">Dietary Supplement Alerts and Safety Information Alerts</a><br /> <em>FDA alerts</em> for consumers and health care professionals.</p> <p><a href="http://www.asco.org/ascov2/Practice+&+Guidelines/Practice+Management+&+Reimbursement/FDA+Drug+Alerts">FDA Drug Alerts – Cancer </a><br /> FDA notification of recent FDA approvals and other important FDA actions pertaining to therapies for cancer patients.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/default.htm">FDA Device Alerts</a><br /> Problems with medical devices may be caused when devices malfunction. But problems also may arise when users--either health professionals or the general public--do not understand or follow proper use instructions. FDA issues alerts and warnings to explain why problems may be occurring and clarify proper procedures to ensure safe and effective use of devices.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/default.htm">Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers</a><br /> Links to safety sheets with the latest risk information about particular drugs, related press announcements, and other fact sheets.</p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols--second"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-6" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <style type="text/css"> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style> <div class="quickref"> <h2 style="color:#000;font-size:22px;margin:0;padding: 0 0 6px;">Quick Reference</h2> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols layout--33-33-33"> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--first"> <ul> <li><a href="http://policies.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Campus Policies</a></li> <li><a href="http://cancer.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Cancer Center (HDFCCC)</a></li> <li><a href="http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/research/crs" target="_blank">Clinical Research Services</a></li> <li><a href="http://ctsi.ucsf.edu" target="_blank">Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--second"> <ul> <li><a href="http://coi.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Conflicts of Interest (COI)</a></li> <li><a href="http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/consult" target="_blank">Consultation Services</a></li> <li><a href="http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/cores/" target="_blank">Cores Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://ehs.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Environment, Health and Safety</a></li> <li><a href="http://compliance.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Ethics & Compliance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_threecols--third"> <ul> <li><a href="http://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Global Health Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="http://ita.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Innovation, Technology & Alliances</a></li> <li><a href="http://irb.ucsf.edu" target="_blank">IRB / Human Research Protection Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://osr.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Office of Sponsored Research</a></li> <li><a href="http://profiles.ucsf.edu" target="_blank">UCSF Profiles</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <p style="float: right; margin: 1.2em 30px -1.5em; text-align: right; width: 6em;"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541c011614213727327a313021" style="color:#FFF"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="450d100705302636236b202130">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> <nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="footer--navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92dac7d0d2e7f1e1f4bcf7f6e7">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use </a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer--copyright"> <p>© 2024 The Regents of the University of California</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>