FDA Issues Guidance on Warning and Precautions Labeling for Drugs and Biological Products

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: November 10, 2011

In October 2011, the FDA issued final guidance on Warnings and Precautions, Contraindications, and Boxed Warning Sections of Labeling for Prescription Drugs and Biological Products. The aim of the guidance is to help ensure that labeling is clear, useful, informative, and to the extent possible, consistent in content and format.

This article gives a brief overview and summary of the recommendations contained in the guidance.