# FDA Report Formats

Vault supports compliant generation and submission of multiple FDA-specific formats, including:

* <a href="/en/lr/1037126/">FDA MedWatch 3500A (September 2025 Version)</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/01223/">FDA MedWatch 3500A (August 2024 Version)</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/802648/">FDA MedWatch 3500A (October 2015 Version)</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/936141/">FDA eMDR</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/725757/">FDA FAERS E2B(R3)</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/700006/">FDA VAERS E2B(R3)</a>
* <a href="/en/lr/700010/">FDA E2B(R2)</a>

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: Vault generates only the FDA MedWatch 3500A form version <a href="/en/lr/740208/#medwatch-version">configured by your Admin</a>.</p>
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## FDA MedWatch 3500A Data Mapping Considerations {#data-mapping}

The following list describes how Vault handles certain data while generating FDA MedWatch 3500A forms:

* For events, diagnoses, indications, test names, and medical conditions, Vault Safety always populates the MedDRA Lowest Level Term (LLT) when there is a coded value available. If there is no MedDRA term available, the reported term is used.

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: Your Admin can <a href="/en/lr/01403/">configure your Vault</a> to populate the MedDRA Preferred Term (PT) for adverse events instead of the LLT.</p>
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* Dates are populated using the format `dd-mmm-yyyy`. Blank dates are populated as dashes (-\-\-).
* Certain fields may be <a href="/en/lr/01225/">masked</a>, depending on the blinding settings on the _Case_ or masking settings on the _Distribution_.
* Depending on your Admin's configuration, open-label _Products_ within blinded _Studies_ may be <a href="/en/lr/01406/">unmasked</a>. 
* When populating <a href="/en/lr/01223/#c-suspect-products">section C</a>, Vault exports up to 20 suspect _Case Products_ and 20 concomitant _Case Products_ based on _Rank_. When _Rank_ is blank, Vault uses the following priority order:
    1. The earliest-created _Company Products_
    2. The earliest-created _External Products_

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: For FDA eMDR files, Vault exports up to 20 <em>Case Products</em>.</p>
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* <a id ="unknown-formulation-products"></a>If a _Case_ includes a _Company Product_ with an <a href="/en/lr/01215/#unknown-formulation-products">unknown formulation</a>, Vault determines the form sections to map to based on the _Product Registrations_ within the _Product Family_:
   * If all _Registrations_ have a _Registered As_ value of _Drug_, Vault considers the unknown formulation _Product_ a drug and maps to <a href="/en/lr/01223/#c-suspect-products">section C</a>
   * If all _Registrations_ have a _Registered As_ value of _Device_, Vault considers the unknown formulation _Product_ a device and maps to <a href="/en/lr/01223/#section-d">section D</a>
   * If _Registrations_ have differing _Registered As_ values, Vault maps to <a href="/en/lr/01223/#c-suspect-products">section C</a>
* Vault maps _Case Products_ with an <a href="/en/lr/01169/#drug-roles-considered">eligible _Drug Role_</a> to form sections as follows:
    * **C. Suspect Products**:
        * Company _Products_ if the _Product Type_ is not _Device_ or _OTC Device_
        * _Study Products_ if the _Product Type_ is not _Device_
        * _External Products_ if the _Product Type_ is not _Device_
    * **D. Suspect Medical Device** and **H. Device Manufacturers Only**:
        * Company _Products_ if the _Product Type_ is _Device_ or _OTC Device_
        * _Study Products_ if the _Product Type_ is _Device_
        * _External Products_ if the _Product Type_ is _Device_
* When generating the August 2024 version of the form, for _Cases_ with _Combination Products_ that have multiple device constituents:
    * Vault populates the device constituent _Case Product_ with the highest rank in <a href="/en/lr/01223/#section-d">section D</a> and populates section D information for all other device constituents in the overflow pages. If _Case Products_ are not ranked, Vault populates the earliest-created device constituent _Case Product_ in section D.
    * Vault considers all device constituents when populating <a href="/en/lr/01223/#h-device-manufacturers-only">section H</a>.
