FDA Consumer Updates
Latest FDA articles
- Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
- A Fresh Take on What "Healthy" Means on Food Packages
- Pregnant? Breastfeeding? FDA Aims to Improve Drug Information
- It’s a Good Time to Get Your Flu Vaccine
- What to Know About Breast Implants
Featured FDA articles
- Skip the Antibacterial Soap; Use Plain Soap and Water
- FDA’s Critical Role in Ensuring Safe and Effective Flu Vaccines
- Tips to Stay Safe in the Sun: From Sunscreen to Sunglasses
- 5 Tips for Traveling to the U.S. With Medications
- Mammography: What You Need to Know
- Generic Drugs Undergo Rigorous FDA Review
FDA 101
- Medicines for Your Pet: What’s the Difference Between FDA-Approved and Pharmacy-Compounded Animal Drugs?
- Is It Really "FDA Approved"? Part 2
- Advisory Committees Give FDA Critical Advice and the Public a Voice
- 10 Facts about What FDA Does and Does Not Approve
- Have You Given Blood Lately?
- Understanding the Regulatory Terminology of Potential Preventative and Therapeutic Drugs for COVID-19
- FDA's Critical Role in Ensuring Supply of Influenza Vaccine
- FDA 101: Dietary Supplements
- Is It Really FDA Approved?
General safety
- How to Buy Medicines Safely From an Online Pharmacy
- Think Before You Ink: Tattoo Safety
- Caution: Bodybuilding Products Can Be Risky
- Some Medicines and Driving Don’t Mix
- Taking Z-drugs for Insomnia? Know the Risks
- 5 Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults
- Don’t Double Up on Acetaminophen
- Beware of Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments
- Fluorouracil and Pet Safety
- Is Rinsing Your Sinuses With Neti Pots Safe?
- FDA Pharmacists Help You Use Medicines Safely
- Contact Lenses: Safe Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Solution
- Dermal Filler Do's and Don'ts for Wrinkles, Lips and More
- How to Report Problems with E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes, Cigars, or Other Tobacco Products to the FDA
- How to Properly Store E-Liquids and Prevent Accidental Exposure of E-Liquids to Children
- Apetamin - An Illegally Imported Weight Gain, Figure Augmentation Product
- FDA Warns of Use of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) Among Teens, Young Adults
- Safely Using Hand Sanitizer
- Access to Naloxone Can Save a Life During an Opioid Overdose
- Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
- Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products
- Warning: Aspirin-Containing Antacid Medicines Can Cause Bleeding
- Products Marketed for Removing Moles and Other Skin Lesions Can Cause Injuries, Scarring
- Caution: Honey-Based Products Promoted for Sexual Enhancement May Contain Hidden Drugs That Could Harm You
- Got a Question About Your Pet's Health?
Food safety
- Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
- Barbecue Basics: Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness
- How Sweet It Is: All About Sweeteners
General health
- Create and Keep a Medication List for Your Health
- Know Your Treatment Options for COVID-19
- Eating Too Much Salt? Ways to Cut Back...Gradually
- Ticks and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
- Know Which Medication Is Right for Your Seasonal Allergies
- Colorectal Cancer: What You Should Know About Screening
- Always Tired? You May Have Sleep Apnea
- FDA-Approved Devices That Keep the Heart Beating
- Lupus Therapies Continue to Evolve
- Tips for Women to Prevent Heart Disease
- Treating Migraines: Ways to Fight the Pain with Medication
- Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests and Treatments
- COVID-19 Test Basics
- Treating and Dealing with ADHD
- Safely Treating Molluscum, a Common Skin Condition
- Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biologics: More Treatment Choices
- Don’t Use Products Marketed to Treat Molluscum, a Common Skin Condition
- What to Ask Your Doctor Before Taking Opioids
- Manage Your Asthma: Know Your Triggers and Treatment Options
- Hearing Aids and Personal Sound Amplifiers: Know the Difference
- How Gene Therapy Can Cure or Treat Diseases
- Want to Quit Smoking? FDA-Approved and FDA-Cleared Cessation Products Can Help
- Mixing Medications and Dietary Supplements Can Endanger Your Health
Medicine & children
- Should Your Child Participate in a Clinical Trial?
- Should You Give Kids Medicine for Coughs and Colds?
- Accidental Exposures to Fentanyl Patches Continue to Be Deadly to Children
- Safely Soothing Teething Pain in Infants and Children
- Should You Put Sunscreen on Infants? Not Usually
- Vaccines Protect Children From Harmful Infectious Diseases
- Allergy Relief for Your Child
- Vaccination Is the Best Protection Against Measles
- Making Sure Kids Are Prepared if They Need Epinephrine Treatments in School
- Treating and Preventing Head Lice
- A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines
Further information
For more information about food, medicine, cosmetic safety and other topics for your health, visit FDA.gov/consumers/.
