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The American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL) is an organization of attorneys, pharmacists, pharmacist-attorneys and students of pharmacy or law who are interested in the law as it applies to pharmacy, pharmacists, wholesalers, manufacturers, state and federal government and other interested parties.

ASPL is a non-profit which encourages diversity & inclusion with the Society, regardless of differing backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, orientations, origins, and practice settings. The Society embraces participation and diversity as it leads to advancing our purpose: 

  • Furthering knowledge in the law related to pharmacists, pharmacies, the provision of pharmaceutical care, the manufacturing and distribution of drugs, and other food, drug, and medical device policy issues;
  • Communicating accurate legal educational information; and
  • Providing educational opportunities for pharmacists, attorneys, and others who are interested in pharmacy law

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FDA Launches New Adverse Event Look-Up Tool

FDA launched a new unified platform for analyzing adverse event reports called the FDA Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS).  

With the new system, adverse event reports submitted to the FDA for drugs, biologics, vaccines, cosmetics, and animal food can be displayed in a single streamlined dashboard. FDA stated it will complete the change to the new system by May 2026. The agency will also migrate historical adverse event data to AEMS, decommission certain legacy systems, and roll out enhanced application program interfaces (APIs) and data analytics tools.

Legacy systems to be replaced by AEMS include: 

  • FAERS (FDA Adverse Event Reporting System) — containing reports for drugs, biologics, cosmetic products, and color additives. 
  • VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) — containing reports for vaccines. Note: The FDA will display VAERS data in AEMS. VAERS is co-managed by the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
  • AERS (Adverse Event Reporting System) — two databases containing reports for animal drugs and animal foods. 
  • MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) — containing reports for medical devices.
  • HFCS (Human Foods Complaint System) — containing reports for human foods and dietary supplements. 
  • CTPAE (Center for Tobacco Products Adverse Event Reporting System) — containing reports for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and other tobacco products.

[FDA Launches New Adverse Event Look-Up Tool. FDA 11 Mar 2026.]