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DailyMed demo shows drug-label details and a recalls tracker for library reference use
Summary
In the NNLM webinar, Nick Vera demonstrated DailyMed (NLM–FDA), showing search results and label records for Prozac, sections on drug interactions and population-specific use, and a searchable recalls page; Vera said the database contains over 154,000 labels.
Nick Vera demonstrated DailyMed, describing it as a joint effort between the National Library of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration and saying "the database contains over a 154,000 labels submitted to the FDA by drug manufacturing companies." He used Prozac to show multiple label records, the table of contents (including drug interactions and use-in-populations sections), and the top-right "Recalls" link where users can search recalls by date, brand and product type.
Participants asked whether DailyMed includes pill images and whether manufacturers are required to update labels; Vera said DailyMed hosts labels (not pill photos) and suggested a pill-identifier site for images, and he answered that manufacturers must submit new labels to the FDA and are responsible for ensuring label updates appear in DailyMed. He also pointed to DailyMed’s interactions and safety sections as practical references for patrons checking medicines.
