[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 234 (Thursday, December 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73941-73947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28690]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0043]
[FDA No. 225-08-8006]


Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug 
Administration and WebMD, LLC

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of 
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA's Office of External 
Relations and WebMD, LLC. The purpose of the MOU is to extend the reach 
of FDA Consumer Health Information and to provide consumers with better 
information and timely content concerning public health and safety 
topics, including alerts of emerging safety issues and product recalls.
    Specific elements of the MOU include the creation of an FDA/WebMD 
online resource on the WebMD.com site, which will feature editorial and 
visual FDA Consumer Health Information, and the inclusion of FDA 
Consumer Health Information in at least three issues per year of WebMD 
The Magazine.
    An agency policy statement summarizing the criteria and processes 
for development of this type of collaboration is available on FDA's Web 
site at www.fda.gov/consumer/co_brandpolicy.html.

DATES: The agreement became effective October 10, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Jason Brodsky, Director, Consumer Health Information Staff, Office 
of External Relations (HFI-40), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-6251
    Nan Forte, Executive Vice President,

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WebMD, LLC, 111 8th Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10011, 212-624-3821

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c), which 
states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others 
shall be published in the Federal Register, the agency is publishing 
notice of this MOU.

    Dated: November 18, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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