INFORMATION UPDATE
   October, 2004                              Number 55

Welcome to INFORMATION UPDATE, the free monthly newsletter 
for information seekers.

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IN THIS ISSUE
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   => Do It Yourself - Email Alerts from the FDA
   => Did You Know? - Keeping Current is a Process
   => Notes, News and Announcements
   => Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information

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DO IT YOURSELF - Email Alerts from the FDA
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Since you subscribe to this newsletter, delivered via email,
to keep you informed, I'm guessing you consider this a use-
ful way to receive information.

In that case, you will want to know about the electronic
newsletters available from the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA offers more than 20 newsletters, available free via
e-mail.  To view the list of options, go to the FDA home
page at http://www.fda.gov and scroll down to the bottom
left portion of the page.  There you will find a link to the
newsletter list.  There are daily news updates and weekly
digests of FDA activities.  MedWatch offers immediate notice
on safety issues.  The Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research offers daily or weekly notice of changes to the
CDER  web site.  The Center for Devices and Radiological
Health offers several newsletters covering news and alerts.
There are also consumer focused news and patient safety news
mailing lists.

These FDA lists are one way for consumers, patients, and
industry participants to keep current on developments at 
the FDA.

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DID YOU KNOW? - Keeping Current is a Process
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Subscribing to alerting services, such as those described in
the previous section, is one component of a comprehensive
plan for keeping abreast of changes in your area of interest.  
In every industry, decision makers need a steady flow of 
reliable, up-to-date information.  Unfortunately, there is 
rarely a comprehensive, single source for this kind of infor-
mation.  The current awareness process, therefore, requires 
defining the kind of information needed and identifying the 
proper sources for gathering, analyzing, and delivering this 
information.

Keeping current involves monitoring the news, trade and 
industry journals, relevant web sites, and appropriate regu-
latory agencies.  It also involves compiling the findings 
from this monitoring process, plus analyzing it and deliver-
ing it to interested parties.
 
For a look at your options for keeping current, contact 
Shamel Information Services at 858-673-4763.

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Notes, News, and Announcements
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Shamel Information Services

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