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Healthy INSIDER Podcast 21: Is FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System Sufficient?Healthy INSIDER Podcast 21: Is FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System Sufficient?

A 2013 hepatitis outbreak linked to USPlabs’ OxyElite Pro supplement underscored the importance of FDA’s adverse event reporting system. However, an investigation into the series of events leading up to the recall of OxyElite Pro suggests there may be need for a more robust system to monitor and report adverse events.

A 2013 hepatitis outbreak linked to USPlabs’ OxyElite Pro supplement underscored the importance of FDA’s adverse event reporting system. However, an investigation into the series of events leading up to the recall of OxyElite Pro suggests there may be need for a more robust system to monitor and report adverse events.

In this episode, Josh Long, legal and regulatory editor, and Rachel Adams, managing editor, discuss:

  • FDA’s response to the 2013 hepatitis outbreak including threatened enforcement action against USPlabs;

  • Questions surrounding USPlabs’ role in reporting adverse events related to the outbreak;

  • Examples of the industry’s noncompliance with the legal requirement to report serious adverse events; and

  • The potential need for greater communication between regulatory agencies, dietary supplement manufacturers and others to improve the effectiveness of adverse event monitoring.

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About the Author(s)

Josh Long

Associate editorial director, Natural Products Insider, Informa Markets Health and Nutrition

Josh Long has been a journalist since 1997, holds a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law, and was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 2008. Josh is the legal and regulatory editor with Informa's Health and Nutrition Network, specializing on matters related to Natural Products Insider. Ping him with story ideas at [email protected].

Rachel Adams

Rachel Adams joined Informa’s Health & Nutrition Network in 2013. Her career in the natural products industry started with a food and beverage focus before transitioning into her role as managing editor of Natural Products Insider, where she covered the dietary supplement industry. Adams left Informa Markets in 2019, but continues to freelance for both FBI and NPI.

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