Medical Device Safety Health information topics about Medical Device Safety: Law and Policy 1. User Fees and Medical Device Reviews Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/203_mdufma.html 2. Recalls / Withdrawals of Biologics Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. FDA Consumer Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/fdacindex.html Organizations 1. MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and S Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ 2. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ 3. Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ 4. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/ Overviews 1. Learn If a Medical Device Has Been Cleared by FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/geninfo.html 2. 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