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FDA Form 3500 and FDA Form 3500B are for voluntary reporting; FDA Form 3500A is for mandatory reporting. * The majority of the indirect, mandatory reports were not received by Agency on a paper version of form 3500A [by mail or fax] but via an electronic submission route.

A user facility is required to report a device-related death or a device-related serious injury to the manufacturer and to report a device-related death to FDA. • Manufacturers must prepare and submit a complete Form FDA 3500A for each suspect device.

Form FDA 3500A is used for mandatory reporting (i.e., required by law or regulation), primarily by regulated industry reporters but also for certain User Facility reporters for reports related to deaths associated with medical devices.

Reporting can be done through our online reporting portal or by downloading, completing and then submitting FDA Form 3500 (health professional) or 3500B (consumer/patient) to MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

The MedWatch form, also known as Form FDA 3500A, is used for mandatory reporting of medical device adverse events by manufacturers, user facilities and importers. Form FDA 3500, a condensed version of 3500A, is used for voluntary reporting of adverse events by healthcare professionals, consumers and patients.

There are two types of MedWatch forms: MedWatch Form 3500 and MedWatch Form 3500A. MedWatch Form 3500 represents a voluntary reporting form and should be used by consumers, healthcare professionals and patients to report serious adverse events.

Form FDA 3500 may be used by health professionals or consumers for VOLUNTARY reporting of adverse events, product use/medication errors, product quality problems, and therapeutic failures for: Prescription and over-the-counter medicines including those administered in a hospital or outpatient infusion centers.

The MedWatch form, also known as Form FDA 3500A, is used for mandatory reporting of medical device adverse events by manufacturers, user facilities and importers. Form FDA 3500, a condensed version of 3500A, is used for voluntary reporting of adverse events by healthcare professionals, consumers and patients.