Medscape's Safe Use Center is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a valuable resource for information about safe use practices. The Safe Use Center will present updated safety data, coverage of new drug approvals and labeling changes, and a variety of educational programs and resources intended to enhance informed prescribing and other essential safe use practices. To facilitate awareness of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), a searchable lookup tool is provided, with live links to risk management programs.
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The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 gave FDA the authority to require a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) from manufacturers to ensure that the benefits of a drug or biological product outweigh its risks. What do you need to know right now about prescribing these medications, and what are the requirements that are most relevant to your practice?
Without a doubt, the intent of all healthcare providers is to improve the health of their patients. "Balancing Act" aims to shine a light on some of the obstacles in the road to improving patient health and making appropriate recommendations, such as weighing the risks and benefits of intervention vs no intervention, considering the whole human, and accounting for regulatory requirements.