During the pandemic era, Americans learned much about the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and even sometimes read about the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). The FDA has now combined those systems and improved them with artificial intelligence. The new system is named the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS). The FDA explains AEMS, writing:

FDA implemented the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) to consolidate multiple disparate reporting systems currently used across all FDA-regulated product categories, including medical products, vaccines, devices, tobacco, food, cosmetics, and veterinary medicines.

This unified platform is designed to enhance data quality and consistency through standardized reporting protocols, streamline reporting processes to reduce administrative burden on both internal FDA staff and external stakeholders, and strengthen safety surveillance capabilities through advanced case processing workflows, AI-based redaction and digitization tools, enhanced analytics, and comprehensive cross-product surveillance.

Beyond adverse event reporting, AEMS will serve as a centralized platform for managing consumer complaints, regulatory misconduct reports, and whistleblower submissions across all FDA centers. This comprehensive approach will enable more effective safety monitoring, facilitate trend identification across diverse product categories, and support timely regulatory decision-making to protect public health through improved data integration and analysis capabilities.

Dr. Joseph Mercola explains the new system, writing:

• The FDA’s new AI-powered Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) lets you see drug and vaccine side effects in real time, giving you faster access to safety information before making health decisions
• Older reporting systems missed a large share of adverse events due to complex, time-consuming processes, leaving you with an incomplete picture of real-world risks
• Millions of reports that were once scattered across multiple databases are now centralized, making it easier for you to identify patterns and spot recurring side effects
• Increased reporting in the new system reflects better visibility — not more harm — allowing you to evaluate products based on more complete and accurate data
• You can take a more active role in your health by checking reported side effects, tracking your own reactions and, eventually, contributing reports to improve overall transparency

Read more from Mercola here.