A lack of data on the safety of medicines for indigenous Australians is putting their health at risk, experts say. Writing in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, Dr Tilenka Thynne, from Flinders Medical Centre, and Dr Genevieve Gabb, from the Royal Adelaide...
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FDA signs research agreement to build drug safety analysis platform
To improve the speed and quality of analysis of drug safety analysis, the Food and Drug Administration is partnering with Commonwealth Informatics to make it easier for its reviewers detect and investigate safety signals during new drug application reviews and...
FDA faulted for failure to track safety issues with drugs already on market
Most Americans assume that drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration are safe to take as directed. But safety concerns often arise only after the drugs go on the market, when companies or doctors tell the FDA about cases of patients who have fallen ill or...
US govt watchdog: many gaps in FDA’s oversight of drug safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of new drugs, yet often fails to keep track of safety issues with those medicines once they reach patients, according to government investigators. Read more: dailystar.com.lb
Forbes honors Ph.D. student for drug safety research
Forbes’ 30 Under 30 recognized fourth-year UNC Ph.D. student Mugdha Gokhale for her work in pharmacoepidemiology — a big word with even bigger potential. Read more: dailytarheel.com