Subscribe to FDA Recall Notices

Every infusion provider should have a process in place that ensures staff members are notified of all applicable drug and supply recalls issued by manufacturers or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . One simple way to accomplish this task is to sign up to receive automatic emails directly from the FDA. Because up-to-date recall information is so easy for providers to directly access, beginning November 1, 2010 NHIA will cease posting most FDA recall notices to our NHIA LISTSERV® Message Board and web site. Exceptions may include FDA announcements that have meaning beyond the recalls themselves, such as those that may become industry-wide clinical or business issues.

To subscribe to FDA product recall notices:

1. Click here and enter your email address.
2. Complete the New Subscriber page including selecting to send updates immediately by e-mail and click on Save.
3. On the next Subscriber Preferences page, click the FDA link below Add Subscriptions.
4. On the next Quick Subscribe page, look for Medical Devices, click the minus sign to expand this list, and click the box in front of the following item:  Medical Device Recalls
5. Then, look for Recalls and Safety Alerts, click the minus sign to expand this list, and click the boxes in front of the following items to subscribe to them:  (1) CBER's Recalls, Withdrawals, Field Corrections & Notifications, (2) MedWatch Safety Alerts and (3) Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts.
6. Then click on Save.
7. On the next screen for other agency information, just click on Cancel at the bottom.
8. You are done, and notices will be emailed directly to you.

Note that you may provide an email to receive wireless telephone text messages; as text messages may be truncated, do this only as an addition to your internet email address.  You may also subscribe to many other FDA and other government agency notices.