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MedWatch Safety Alerts for Human Medical Products

MedWatch (also provides a searchable database) alerts provide timely new safety information on human drugs, medical devices, vaccines and other biologics, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The alerts contain actionable information that may impact both treatment and diagnostic choices for healthcare professional and patient. To find recent safety alerts, select the current year in the menu to the left. To receive notifications automatically via e-mail when new safety information is posted to the MedWatch site, subscribe to the MedWatch E-list. New safety information is also posted via the MedWatch RSS feed and MedWatch Twitter account.”

  • See also New York Times – Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to Dietary Aids and LiverTox website, “dedicated to providing up-to-date, comprehensive clinical information on drug induced liver injury for both the general physician and the specialist.  The LiverTox website is a dynamic resource that will begin with information on a limited number of agents, building slowly to include all commercially available drugs and dietary supplements that have any potential to cause liver injury.”

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