FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients. Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at http://www.fda.gov/psn. You may have already received notification of some of these safety issues through the MedWatch list serve. However, many of these PSN stories contain video footage and demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare facilities and academic institutions.

Stories in the April 2008 edition include: Recalled Fentynal (duragesic) patches, safety warnings about Chantrix, Decellularized allograft heart valve approved, early communications on adverse events associated with Botox/Myobloc, new data on thromboembolic events with the orth evra contraceptive patch, caution giving children cough and cold medicines.