Researchers found 4,400 adverse events reported on Twitter, while they only identified 1,400 adverse events reported to the FDA over the same time period and concerning the same drugs.

The FDA did not identify the supplements linked to the adverse events. The agency defines dietary supplements as including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs or botanicals, and enzyme supplements.

Almost a third of medical device adverse events (AEs) were reported by manufacturers later than the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) required 30-day window across a three-year period, a ...

Reports on medical device adverse events will soon be required to be submitted electronically, according to a final rule issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, effective Aug. 14, 2015.