Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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United States
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About Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Overview:
The Food and Drug Administration is one of the nation's oldest and most respected consumer protection agencies. This presentation will tell you about FDA's responsibilities, the tools we use to fulfill those responsibilities, and our priorities for improving the way we serve the public.
•Stated most simply, FDA's mission is:
- to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way,
- To monitor products for continued safety after they are in use, and
- To help the public get the accurate, science-based information needed to improve health.
FDA's Mission Statement
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.
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Streamlined FDA Process Could Aid Biotech Device Makers
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Home Gene Test Kits May Need Doctor Review, U.S. Rules, FDA Official Says
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FDA Provides Guidance for Design of Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s Pixantrone Pivotal Trial
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FDA Panel to Probe Anesthesia Link to Kids' Brain Formation
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Covidien Receives FDA Approval for South African-Produced Medical Isotope Based on Low-Enriched Uranium
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ARYx Therapeutics, Inc. Informed of Additional Delay by FDA and Begins Wind-Down of Operations
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Tenex Health Receives FDA Clearance for Innovative TX1(TM) Tissue Removal System
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Nexera Medical Receives Simultaneous FDA 510K and NIOSH Clearance of New SpectraShield(TM) Antibacterial N95 Respirator Mask Using Fosshield(R) Technology
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Medtronic, Inc. Resolves FDA Warning Letters
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