The following is a summary of safety issues most from the FDA.

The primary source is the FDA's MedWatch.  It is their safety and adverse reporting program.  It has five categories.  Search the one you are interested in.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

MedWatch

• Biologics
• Special Nutritional Products
• Cosmetics
• Drugs and Therapeutic Biologics
• Medical Devices

For a direct link to the FDA's alerts by year click this link.

FDA Importing Prescription Drugs

The site has a number of articles including the following

• Drugs Bought In Mexico Found to be Counterfeit
• FDA Finds Rx Drugs from Bogus Canadian Website Are Fake
• FDA Strengthens Import Controls
• Warning:Don't Buy These 12 Drugs from Foreign Sources
• U.S./Canadian Price Comparison
• Traveler Alert: Buying Medicines Outside the U.S.

Here is one very good article on the issue.

Bogus Diabetes Test Strips Traced to Chinese Distributor

The New York Times

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August 17, 200

National Institute of Health's 2007 Alerts
A sample of the alerts on their site are as follows:

• New Study Finds Link Between Obesity And Arterial Fibrillation
• ACE Inhibitors Not Needed For Many Heart Disease Patients According To A New Study
• Generics Play Role In Response To Most Common Asthma Drugs
• Cholesterol Guidelines
• NIH Offers New Resources To Better Understand Sleep
• Guidelines For Cardiovascular Disease Prevention In Women
• More

FDA warning about counterfeit drugs purchased in Mexico
May 10, 2005

Cardiovascular

FDA recalls Guidant heart defibrillators
June 17, 2005

Diabetes

FDA Issues Strictest Warning on Diabetes Drug

The New York Times

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June 6, 2007

FDA Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Diabetes Test Strips

October 13, 2006

Respiratory

FDA Issues Warning Asthma Drug Xolair

FDA

February 22, 2007

Also see the same information in Health Central

Sleep

FDA Issues Warning On Sleeping Pills

The New York Times

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March 15, 2007