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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Roche Receives FDA Approval for a Second-Generation Hepatitis C Viral Load Test
10/26/2010
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PAREXEL Consulting Releases Annual Analysis of FDA New Drug Review Trends
10/26/2010
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FDA Laboratory Receives Accreditation
10/26/2010
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Obesity Drug Fails to Win FDA Approval, May Need More Clinical Testing
10/26/2010
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FDA Finds Excessive Peroxide Levels in Tianjin Boai NKY International's Crospovidone Batch
10/25/2010
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Cephalon, Inc. Announces FDA Approval of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for NUVIGIL and PROVIGIL
10/25/2010
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American Medical Aesthetics & Wellness Announces the New FDA-Approved Non-Invasive Laser Body Contouring Procedure
10/25/2010
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Warner Chilcott, PLC Announces FDA Approval of New Oral Contraceptive
10/22/2010
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FDA Warns On Possible Heart, Diabetes Risk With Prostate Cancer Drugs Including Abbott Laboratories' Lupron, AstraZeneca PLC's Zoladex, Sanofi-Aventis (France)'s Eligard, and Pfizer Inc.'s Synarel
10/22/2010
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FDA Denies ViroPharma Incorporated's Higher Genetic-Drug Production
10/22/2010
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FDA Adds Cardiac Warning to Roche's Invirase and Abbott Laboratories's Norvir Combination
10/22/2010
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PinPointe FootLaser Receives FDA Clearance for the Treatment of Nail Fungus (Onychomycosis)
10/21/2010
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Neoprobe Corporation Files Response to FDA Review Letter of RIGScan(TM) Biologic License Application
10/21/2010
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FDA Approves Roche Holding AG Drug Herceptin For Advanced Stomach Cancer
10/21/2010
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Dako A/S: FDA Approval of Diagnostic Tests Provides Hope for Patients with Stomach Cancer
10/21/2010
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Canary Foundation Researchers Awarded Early Detection Research Network Biomarker Development Laboratory Grant; Receive FDA eIND for New Lung Imaging Agent
10/21/2010
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Burton Medical Products Corp. Receives FDA Clearance for its AIM-200(R) O.R. Light Source for Surgical Operating Rooms
10/21/2010
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Boston Scientific Corporation Announces FDA Clearance and CE Mark Approval for Advanix(TM) Biliary Stents
10/21/2010
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FDA Selects AB SCIEX to Provide Mass Spectrometry Systems for Food Contaminant Testing
10/20/2010
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FDA Approves Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Pradaxa to Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
10/20/2010