Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services and consists of centers and offices, which are listed in the menu below. 

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, products that emit radiation, and tobacco products. 

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.

• PMC Comments on Development of Companion Diagnostics and the April 2005 Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Drug-Diagnostic Co-Development Concept Paper-December 2009 (PDF)
• Press Release: January 19, 2011-FDA to improve most common review path for medical devices
• Advancing Regulatory Science for Public Health-A Framework for FDA's Regulatory Science Initiative
• Comprehensive List of Guidance Documents at the Food and Drug Administration
• PMC Statement in support of the FDA Guidelines for Submission of Pharmacogenomic Data
  

For more information about the FDA visit the following links:

• Organization Charts
• About the Office of the Commissioner
• About the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• About the Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• About the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• About the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• About the Center for Tobacco Products
• About the Center for Veterinary Medicine
• About the National Center for Toxicological Research
• About the Office of Regulatory Affairs