title: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts: resources for drug information.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a Web-based drug information service provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase the reach of Drug Safety Communications to pharmacists and other health professionals.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Division of Drug Information (DDI) within the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Office of Communications, Silver Spring, MD, between January 2010 and April 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  DDI provides drug information services regarding human drug products and expert advice and guidance on all aspects of CDER activities. Customers include consumers, health professionals, regulated industry, insurance companies, academia, law enforcement, and other government agencies (national and international).
  
  
  METHODS
  Use of audio podcasts to disseminate timely drug safety information targeted toward pharmacists and other health professionals. RESULTS Since 2010, DDI has recorded and published 119 FDA Drug Safety Podcasts that have reached more than 620,000 individuals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FDA Drug Safety Podcasts serve as portable and convenient options for pharmacists to stay current on the latest drug safety information. Pharmacists are encouraged to explore incorporating Web-based technologies, such as audio podcasts, into their practices.
authors.affiliation: Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. kimberly.wu@fda.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D004346:Drug Information Services; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010595:Pharmacists; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D057211:Webcasts as Topic