FDA Adds Alert to Drug Shortage App for Android Devices

The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 10 said it has launched an updated mobile application on drug shortages for Android devices.

The updated app contains an alert feature that will enable users to receive notifications when the FDA adds or updates shortage information about a drug product or about a drug within selected therapeutic categories, the agency said. This update adds a feature requested by many health-care professionals.

Drug Shortages 2 for Android devices is available for free download via Google Play, the FDA said.

iOS Version.

The agency said it is working on notifications for the iOS version of ...