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Health officials get tool to monitor drug safety

newsvine.com
May 22, 2008
        
Story Timeline:  144 days

— Federal health officials are getting new authority to mine prescription drug usage by millions of participants in the Medicare drug program to look for safety problems with medicines and medical devices after they hit the market. The Food and Drug Administration has been under increasing... [read full story]                    

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Prescription Drugs - FDA Will Monitor Medical Records of Medicare Beneficiaries To Identify...

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FDA to Get Access to Medicare Part D Data

 webmd.com May 22, 2008
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May 24, 2008
        

Posted on: Saturday, 24 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials will begin monitoring prescription-drug usage by millions of Medicare participants in an effort to identify potential safety problems. The Food and Drug Administration has been under...

                   

New Efforts to Help Improve Medical Products for Patient Safety and Quality of Medical Care

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May 23, 2008
        

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced efforts underway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will complement each other to imp... [WebWire - Friday, May 23, 2008] ... WEBWIRE – Friday, May 23, 2008...

                   

FDA Medicare Alliance To Tackle Drug Side Effect Problems

emaxhealth.com
May 23, 2008
        

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Medicare will cooperate on launching a new program, which will help in monitoring safety problems of drugs and medical devices that are already in the U.S. prescription drug market. ... Medicare and FDA are going to provide their...

                   

CMS clears hurdles to collaborate with Food and Drug Administration on drugs

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May 23, 2008
        

The two agencies will share access to a database containing comprehensive information about the safety and side effects of prescription drugs. ... By Anna Edney CongressDaily May 23, 2008 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cleared the way Thursday for a...

                   

US Unveils Plan to Track Safety of Drugs and Devices

truthout.org
May 23, 2008
        

Washington - U.S. health officials on Thursday announced plans for a new computer tracking system designed to help them identify dangers from prescription drugs and medical devices already on the market. The system would enable the Food and Drug Administration to search various databases for...

FDA Will Monitor Medical Records Of Medicare Beneficiaries

emaxhealth.com
May 23, 2008
        

HHS on Thursday announced the creation of a new program that will allow FDA, state agencies and academic researchers to use medical record data to ensure drugs and medical devices are safe for consumers after they enter the market, the Washington Post reports (Stein, Washington Post, 5/23). The...

HHS Starts New Drug, Device Safety Program

redorbit.com
May 23, 2008
        

Posted on: Friday, 23 May 2008, 12:00 CDT U.S. health officials said a new program to analyze medical records should mean quicker identification of safety issues with drugs and medical devices. The Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel Initiative will allow the FDA and other agencies to analyze...

                   

Scrutiny of drug safety to get boost

signonsandiego.com
May 23, 2008
        

FDA seeks to cut deadly side effects NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE and ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Chastened by repeated instances in which popular medicines proved deadly, federal health officials announced a major effort yesterday to use information on Medicare claims to assess the risks of...

HHS starts new drug, device safety program

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May 23, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said a new program to analyze medical records should mean quicker identification of safety issues with drugs and medical devices. The Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel Initiative will allow the FDA and other agencies to analyze databases...

HHS starts new drug, device safety program

upi.com
May 23, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said a new program to analyze medical records should mean quicker identification of safety issues with drugs and medical devices. The Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel Initiative will allow the FDA and other agencies to analyze databases...

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