FDA Drug Safety Podcasts

By U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

FDA Drug Safety Podcasts, produced by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, provide emerging safety information about drugs in conjunction with the release of Drug Safety Communications. For ... more

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How many episodes does FDA Drug Safety Podcasts have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.

FDA Drug Safety Podcasts episodes:

September 20, 2024 FDA adds warning about rare occurrence of serious liver injury with use of Veozah (fezolinetant) for hot flashes due to menopause
Listen to an audio podcast of the September 12th, 2024 FDA Drug Safety Communication on rare occurrence of serious liver injury with use of Veozah (fezolinetant) for hot flashes due to menopause.
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4min
February 06, 2024 FDA adds Boxed Warning for increased risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease taking osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab)
Listen to FDA Drug Safety Podcast titled, FDA adds Boxed Warning for increased risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease taking osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab).
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4min
January 26, 2024 Update on FDA’s ongoing evaluation of reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in patients taking a certain type of medicines approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity
Listen to FDA Drug Safety Podcast, FDA's preliminary evaluation has not found evidence that use of GLP-1 RAs causes suicidal thoughts/actions.
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4min
December 08, 2023 FDA warns of rare but serious drug reaction to the antiseizure medicines levetiracetam (Keppra, Keppra XR, Elepsia XR, Spritam) and clobazam (Onfi, Sympazan)
Listen to an audio podcast of the November 28, 2023, FDA Drug Safety Communication, FDA warns of rare but serious drug reaction to the antiseizure medicines levetiracetam (Keppra, Keppra XR, Elepsia XR, Spritam) and clobazam (Onfi, Sympazan).
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6min
May 31, 2023 FDA updating warnings to improve safe use of prescription stimulants used to treat ADHD and other conditions
Listen to an audio podcast of the May 11, 2023, FDA Drug Safety Communication on warnings to improve safe use of prescription stimulants used to treat ADHD and other conditions
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6min
May 10, 2023 FDA updates prescribing information for all opioid pain medicines to provide additional guidance for safe use
Listen to an audio podcast of the April 13, 2023, FDA Drug Safety Communication, FDA updates prescribing information for all opioid pain medicines to provide additional guidance for safe use.
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8min
December 16, 2022 FDA investigating risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients on dialysis receiving osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab)
FDA investigating risk of severe hypocalcemia in patients on dialysis receiving osteoporosis medicine Prolia (denosumab)
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4min
July 27, 2022 FDA warns about possible increased risk of death and serious side effects with cancer drug Copiktra (duvelisib)
Listen to an audio podcast of the June 30, 2022, FDA Drug Safety Communication. Results from a clinical trial show a possible increased risk of death with Copiktra (active ingredient duvelisib) compared to another medicine to treat leukemia and lymphoma.
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4min
July 07, 2022 FDA withdrew its approval for the cancer medicine Ukoniq (umbralisib) due to safety concerns
Listen to an audio podcast of the 6/1/22 for Ukoniq . FDA withdrew its approval for the cancer medicine Ukoniq (active ingredient umbralisib) due to safety concerns. Ukoniq was approved to treat two specific types of lymphoma: marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL)
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2min
April 13, 2022 FDA recommends thyroid monitoring in babies and young children who receive injections of iodine-containing contrast media for medical imaging
Listen to an audio podcast of the March 30, 2022 FDA Drug Safety Communication Iodinated Contrast Media
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5min

FAQs about FDA Drug Safety Podcasts:

How many episodes does FDA Drug Safety Podcasts have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.