As of December 10, 2010, the former FDA 24-hour emergency number,
301-443-1240, will be disconnected.
The new numbers for the Office of Emergency Operations will be:
1-866-300-4374 or 301-796-8240.
These numbers can be used to report the following types of problems to FDA:
– A serious, life-threatening event involving an FDA-regulated product, i.e., foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, human drugs animal drugs, medical devices, biological products, and radiation-emitting electronic products.
– Requests from medical professionals for approval for the use of an emergency investigational new drug, device or biologic.
– Notifications to FDA from government agents acting in an official capacity about an urgent matter.
– Reports of an emergency involving an FDA employee or an FDA employee’s family member.
– Reports of a non-life threatening adverse reaction to an FDA-regulated product that requires immediate reporting.
