FDA Improves Access to Reports of Adverse Drug Reactions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a new user-friendly search tool that improves access to data on adverse events associated with drug and biologic products through the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). The tool is designed to make it easier for consumers, providers, and researchers to access this information. The new dashboard enables users to search for and organize data by criteria such as drug/biological product, age of the patient, type of adverse event, year the adverse event occurred, or within a specific timeframe.

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• FDA press release: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm578105.htm