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Contact

Main Telephone:

(800) 495-3232

Email:

FDBMedDevice@cdph.ca.gov

Address (Courier Delivery):

California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch

1500 Capitol Ave, MS 7602

Sacramento, CA 95814

Address (Non-Courier Delivery):

California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch

P.O. Box 997435, MS 7602

Sacramento, CA 95899

Drug Safety Program

The Drug Safety Program’s mission is to promote and improve the health and well-being of all California residents and to facilitate the growth and vitality of California drug, cosmetic, and other consumer product industries. This mission is accomplished by an integrated regulatory and science based program that utilizes education, investigation, and enforcement to assure that products are not adulterated, misbranded or falsely advertised.

The vision is to be recognized worldwide as a dynamic, scientifically based, accountable organization in partnership with all who seek the betterment of public health, by promoting the highest standards of safety, quality and technology for drugs, cosmetics, and related products.

News and Updates

Drug Recalls

FDA Warning: FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Certain Topical Pain Relief Products Due to Potential for Dangerous Health Effects

FDA Warning: FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use Neptune’s Fix or any tianeptine product due to serious risks

Tianeptine Products Linked to Serious Harm, Overdoses, Death | FDA

FDA Recall: Neptune's Fix Elixirs and Tablets | NACS (convenience.org)

Neptune Resources, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Neptune's Fix | FDA

FDA Warning: FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from several major brands due to risk of eye infection

FDA Warning: Risk of Invasive Disease in Preterm Infants Given Probiotics Formulated to Contain Live Bacteria or Yeast

FDA clarifies results of recent advisory committee meeting on oral phenylephrine

Archived News and Updates

Alerts, Advisories and Fact Sheets

FDA Safety Alert: Bone Matrix Product: FDA Safety Communication - Important Information for Human Cell, Tissue and Cellular and Tissue-based Product (HCT/P) Establishments Regarding Tuberculosis Outbreaks

FDA Safety Alert: FDA Issues Warning Letters to Firms Marketing Unapproved Eye Products

Health Advisory: Medical Oxygen Fact Sheet for Industry (PDF)

Health Alert - Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals (March 17, 2023) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico

FDA Safety Alert: Regarding Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation and Additional Safety Protections Pertaining to Monkeypox Virus

FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use EzriCare Artificial Tears due to potential contamination

Health Advisory: Dangers of Fentanyl Poisoning (PDF)

FDA: Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products

Health Alert - FDA Warns that Getting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer in the Eyes Can Cause Serious Injury

Health Alert - Unapproved Use of Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 (PDF)

Health Alert - ‘Poppers’ Psychoactive Inhalant Drugs (PDF)

Hand Sanitizer Advisory (PDF)

Counterfeit Medicine

Counterfeit (fake or falsified) medicines may be harmful to your health because while being passed off as authentic, may contain the wrong ingredients, contain too much, too little or no active ingredient at all or contain other harmful ingredients.

Medication Health Fraud

Medication health fraud includes the marketing of medication products with unproven, false, or misleading claims about those products' ability to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases or conditions. Use of medication products marketed with unproven claims or containing hidden drug ingredients could cause serious health problems.

Medication Health Fraud: Questions and Answers

Tainted Dietary Supplements

Health Fraud Product Database

Health Fraud Scams