FDA: Actions to Stop Medication Health Fraud
Medication health fraud presents serious risks to the well-being of individuals and the public. The FDA employs a multi-faceted approach to protect public health. Key strategies and activities involved include: Monitoring and Surveillance Education and Outreach Enforcement Collaboration Source: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/medication-health-fraud/fda-actions-stop-medication-health-fraud
CDC: Tobacco and Cancer
KEY POINTS Overview Note: This page refers to tobacco products that are made and sold by tobacco companies. It does not include traditional tobacco used by Indigenous groups for religious or ceremonial purposes. If you were asked to describe the relationship between tobacco and cancer, you might think of lung cancer. It’s true that smoking tobacco […]
FDA: Generic Drug Facts
Generic medicines work the same as brand-name medicines FDA-approved generic medicines work in the same way and provide the same clinical benefit and risks as their brand-name counterparts. A generic medicine is required to be the same as a brand-name medicine in dosage, safety, effectiveness, strength, stability, and quality, as well as in the way […]
CDC: Alcohol and Cancer
WHAT TO KNOW Overview Drinking alcohol raises your risk of getting several kinds of cancer: Some studies show that drinking three or more drinks that contain alcohol per day increases the risk of stomach and pancreatic cancers. Drinking alcohol may also increase prostate cancer risk. All kinds of drinks that contain alcohol increase the risk […]
FDA: Counterfeit Medicine
Counterfeit (fake or falsified) medicines may be harmful to your health because while being passed off as authentic, may contain the wrong ingredients, contain too much, too little or no active ingredient at all or contain other harmful ingredients. The U.S. drug supply is among the safest in the world. The U.S. has federal and […]
CDC: Family Health History and Cancer
KEY POINTS Overview Your family health history is a record of diseases and conditions that run in your family. Your family members may share habits, environments, and changes in certain genes that can affect your risk of getting cancer. My Family Health Portrait: Cancer app CDC’s My Family Health Portrait: Cancer app helps you collect your family’s […]
FDA: Managing the Benefits and Risks of Medicines
For many people, taking medication is a regular part of their daily routine, and these medicines are relied upon to treat disease and improve health. Although medicines can make you feel better and help you get well, it’s important to know that all medicines, both prescription and over-the-counter, have risks as well as benefits. The […]
CDC: What Causes Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers
KEY POINTS Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer About 5% to 10% of breast cancers and 10% to 15% of ovarian cancers are hereditary. Hereditary cancer means cancer runs in your family. It could be caused by a change in certain genes that you inherited from your mother or father. Genes act as instructions and contain […]
FDA: Drug Review Process – Ensuring Drugs Are Safe and Effective
The path a drug travels from a lab to your medicine cabinet is usually long, and every drug takes a unique route. Often, a drug is developed to treat a specific disease. An important use of a drug may also be discovered by accident. For example, Retrovir (zidovudine, also known as AZT) was first studied […]
CDC: People at Increased Risk for BRCA Gene Mutations
KEY POINTS Overview Your personal and family cancer history may suggest that you have a higher risk for a BRCA gene mutation. Family history You may be at increased risk for a BRCA gene mutation if your family history includes: Learn how to collect your family history of cancer. Personal history You may have a higher […]