Child blowing dandelion seeds.

FDA Label Changes Informed by the PTN

The PTN studies medicines that are often prescribed to children, but lack information on the safest, most effective dose. Under the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA), the PTN provides the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with research and data to inform updates to medication labels. A medicine’s label contains necessary information for health care providers to use when prescribing it.  

To date, the PTN has contributed to 26 FDA label changes: