Drug safety is the work of making sure medicines are tested, approved, and monitored so that their benefits outweigh their risks. It covers clinical trials, the approval process, warning letters, recalls, and reporting of side effects. The Food and Drug Administration leads this work, alongside drug makers, researchers, health care providers, and patients.
People usually ask how a drug gets approved and what happens when problems appear after it is on the market. They want to know how to report a side effect, how fast-track paths work, how supplements differ from drugs, and how safety claims should be judged.
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