Protecting America's Health Through Human Drugs
A Special Report From the FDA Consumer Magazine and the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Fourth Edition / January 2006
- CDER: The Consumer Watchdog for Safe and Effective Drugs
- A Conversation About the FDA and Drug Regulation, With Janet Woodcock, M.D.
- The Beginnings: Laboratory and Animal Studies
- Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People
- The FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs Are Safe and Effective
- Advisory Committees: Critical to the FDA's Product Review Process
- Greater Access to Generic Drugs
- Now Available Without a Prescription
- OTC Drug Facts Label
- MedWatch: Managing Risks at the FDA
- Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors: Working to Improve Medication Safety
- Public Affairs Specialists: FDA's community-based educators
- Think it Through: Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicines
- Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online
- Imported Drugs Raise Safety Concerns
- The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
- Orphan Products: Hope for People With Rare Diseases
- Drug Research and Children
- As You Age: You and Your Medicines
- Battle of the Bugs: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
- The Importance of Public Comment to the FDA
- How to Obtain Information About Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs