The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new
website on Wednesday designed to further the agency’s efforts to “engage patients
on policies and decisions that they may be affected by.” The launch of the FDA
Patient Network website was announced via a press release that begin with a
statement from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.
Commissioner Hamburg announced both the launch of the website,
and the website slogan; “Get Informed. Get Involved. Help FDA Help Patients
Have a Bigger Voice.” The slogan is designed to mimic the website, according to
the Commissioner, touting the enhanced ability that patients now have to
communicate with the FDA. The website will provide interactive ways for
patients, patient advocates, and consumers to track medications from inception
to sale. The website will also offer live chats with agency officials where
users can ask questions about medications and share concerns about ongoing drug
development or FDA regulations.
The Patient Network website will also feature a “get
involved” page which offers several interactive functions including
e-newsletter signup, live chats, a calendar of public meetings, webinars on
medical product regulation, a clinical trial search, and information on how to
apply to the FDA Patient Representative Program.
You can visit the website here.
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