Does the FDA require pharmacists to provide patients with a toll-free number to report adverse drug effects?
Yes. Effective January 1, 2008, pharmacists are required to distribute with all prescriptions information alerting patients that they may call a toll-free telephone number to report adverse drug effects to the FDA. The final rule provides a number of ways by which this requirement can be accomplished. The text of the rule may be found here.
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