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General Information

• Drug Development (FDA Consumer special issue)
• Pharmacy Education

Consumer Strategy

• Prudent Use of Medications
• Preventing Medication Errors (posted 9/4/05)
• How to Save Money on Drug Costs
• Generic drugs: What You Need to Know (posted 11/7/05)
• Steer Clear of Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (revised 1/19/08)

Problems in the Marketplace

• Unethical Behavior by Pharmacists
• Misuse of Compounding By Pharmacists
• Pharmacists Accused in Hydrogen Peroxide Death (posted 11/26/05)
• FTC Warns against "Free Medication" Scams (posted 10/18/05)
• Medication Safety Alert: Intravenous Colchicine (posted 5/1/07)

Drug Advertising

• Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Debated at Senate Hearing
• AMA Calls for Moratorium on Direct-to-Consumer Ads for New Drugs (posted 6/20/06)
• GAO Recommends Greater Direct-to-Consumer Ad Oversight (posted 2/14/07)

Pharmacy Compounding

• FDA Compliance Policy Guide for Pharmacy Compounding (posted 11/26/05)
• Prescription Drugs: State and Federal Oversight of Drug Compounding by Pharmacies (2003 GAO Report) (posted 11/26/05)
• Limited FDA Survey of Compounded Drug Products (2003) (posted 11/27/05)
• Hearing on Federal And State Role in Pharmacy Compounding and Reconstitution (2003) (posted 11/27/05)
• Testimony of Sarah L. Sellers, PharmD (2003) (posted 11/27/05)

Enforcement

• FDA Warning Letters to Compounding Pharmacies
• FDA Warning Letters to Drug Companies (link to another site)
• Compounding Pharmacy Indicted for Illegal Hormone Sales (posted 10/20/07)
• Criminal Prosecutions of Drug Companies
• Fourteen Charged In Internet Pharmacy Ring (posted 12/22/07)
• National Clearinghouse on Internet Prescribing (posted 2/19/09)

Links to Other Sites

• Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
• Drug Effectiveness Review Project
• Food and Drug Laws
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• NIH Database on Individual Drugs
• PharmacyChecker.com
• Pharmacy Compounding Facts
• RxFacts.org

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