3.3: Communication of Risks and Correction of Problems

Take appropriate actions to communicate risks and correct problems associated with medical products, dietary supplements and foods.

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The FDA will identify new ways to inform physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and patients about the safety of FDA-regulated products. Highlight for Objective 3 One important example of a new way the FDA will provide information on the products it regulates is through an electronic product label. The FDA will work with the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to set up the DailyMed, a new way to distribute up-to-date and comprehensive medication information in a computerized format for use in health care information systems. By making current information about FDA-regulated medical products readily available to patients and health care providers free of charge, the DailyMed will help to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety.

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