Tag: adverse drug reactions

How to Interpret Risk vs. Benefit in FDA Safety Announcements

How to Interpret Risk vs. Benefit in FDA Safety Announcements
Dec, 23 2025 Liana Pendleton

Learn how to read FDA safety announcements without panic. Understand the difference between potential signals and confirmed risks, how to assess real-world risk vs. benefit, and what steps to take when your medication is mentioned.

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean
Nov, 27 2025 Liana Pendleton

Dechallenge and rechallenge are key clinical tools used to determine if a drug caused a side effect. Stopping the drug (dechallenge) and safely restarting it (rechallenge) provide the strongest evidence of causality in pharmacovigilance.