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FDA network to track drug, device safety
The Food and Drug Administration is taking technology to a new level to police the safety of drugs and medical devices. The FDA is building a nationwide electronic system to continuously track drugs
Study: Ratchet up IT to investigate drug safety
The Food and Drug Administration is facing mammoth demands for its decisions on which drugs are safe and what should be examined more carefully. A new study published last week by the Archives of
FDA prodded to certify web content
A powerful drug industry trade group wants the Food and Drug Administration to get more involved in overseeing commercial web content that describes their products, but is not within their control.
FDA fights online flu cure scams
The Food and Drug Administration is fighting the swine flu on two fronts--the legitimate one and the one that has cropped up that promises healing gels and powders can protect you against this
FDA plans electronic medical device reports
The Food and Drug Administration is converting to an electronic system for medical device reporting. The FDA's proposed rule would require 57,000 makers and users of medical devices to report adverse
GAO: FDA needs IT modernization plan
It's not surprising that the Food and Drug Administration just flunked a key test about modernizing its IT systems and infrastructure. The complex agency has been having plenty of problems completing
Federal agencies try Twitter
Only last week, the Food and Drug Administration used Twitter to help get out the word that it was recalling salmonella-tainted pistachio products, according to the Federal Times. About 3,000 people
FDA website keeps an eye on peanuts
The FDA crushed the peanut scare in its own way. It created a website where people could get information and a list of recalled products that included information on everything from ice cream to
