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FDA Dietary Supplement Adverse Event Reporting

The process and challenges of reporting serious adverse events related to dietary supplements to the FDA, including the use of the MedWatch form and the Safety Reporting Portal, and the limitations in determining causal relationships due to gaps in reporting and database constraints.

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Jan 15, 2026

How does the FDA evaluate and act on adverse event reports for dietary supplements?

The FDA collects serious adverse event reports for dietary supplements primarily through the MedWatch form and its online Safety Reporting Portal, funnels those reports into surveillance databases (CA...