2.1: Consumer Communications Infrastructure

Develop an FDA-wide consumer communications infrastructure.

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Action Item Highlight: Provide new important information on pediatric labeling to advocacy groups and health care providers. About 75 percent of all drugs prescribed for children are not tested for use in children,21 and as a result they may be ineffective or even harmful. The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) was intended to encourage the study of drug therapies in children. The BPCA also required public dissemination of important news about pediatric drug information and labeling changes.

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