The FDA regulates food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products. It was established in 1930 as part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA's headquarters is in Maryland and it has many field offices across the US and internationally. Its goals are to ensure consumer safety, increase access to medical products, and improve product quality and manufacturing processes. It regulates a wide range of products from food to drugs to medical devices and ensures they are safe before reaching consumers.

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BY
M.SADHANA REDDY
M.Pharm Pharmaceutics & DRA
Krishna Teja Pharmacy College, Tirupati

2. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
established in 1930 as a part of the US Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS),regulates
products accounting for roughly 25% of the United
States gross national product.
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3. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is
an agency of the US Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) that is responsible for the
safety regulation of:
◦ most types of foods
◦ drugs
◦ vaccines
◦ blood products
◦ medical devices
◦ dietary supplements
◦ biological medical products
◦ radiation-emitting devices
◦ veterinary products
◦ cosmetics
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4. The FDA has its headquarters at White Oak,
Maryland. The agency also has 223 field offices and
13 laboratories located throughout the 50 states,
the United States Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
In 2008, the FDA started opening offices in foreign
countries, including China, India,
CostaRica, Chile, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
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3. FDA Objective
Better
consumer
information.
Post
marketing
safety
Counter
terrorism
New
product
review
Keep
watch on
safe
manufacturing
and handling
Monitoring
for
new risk
Standard
and
regulation
Enforcement
&
correcting
problem

6. Center for Veterinary
Devices
Food and Drug
Administration
Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and
Radiological Health
National Center for
Toxicological Research
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition
Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research
Office of
Combination
Products
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What is the need?

9. The Food and Drug Modernization Act states that
the FDA has 4 goals:
 Goal 1: Strengthen FDA for Today and Tomorrow
 Goal 2: Improve Patient and Consumer Safety
 Goal 3: Increase Access to New Medical and Food Products
 Goal 4: Improve the Quality and Safety of Manufactured
Products and the Supply Chain
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1. Biologics
2. Product and manufacturing establishment licensing
3. Safety of the nation's blood supply
4. Research to establish product standards and develop improved
testing methods
5. Cosmetics
6. Safety
7. Labeling
8. Drugs
9. Product approvals
10. OTC and prescription drug labeling
11. Drug manufacturing standards

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12. Safety of all food products
13. Medical devices
14. Manufacturing and performance standards
15. Tracking reports of device malfunctioning and serious adverse
reactions
16. Radiation-emitting electronic products
17. Radiation safety performance standards for microwave ovens,
television receivers, diagnostic
18. X-ray equipment, cabinet x-ray systems (such as baggage x-
rays at airports), laser products,
19. Ultrasonic therapy equipment, mercury vapor lamps, and
sunlamps
20. Veterinary products

12.  advertising (except for prescription drugs, medical
devices, and tobacco products).
 alcoholic beverages
 some consumer products, such as paint, child-
resistant packages, baby toys, and household
appliances (except for those that give off radiation)
 illegal drugs of abuse, such as heroin and marijuana.
 health insurance.
 meat and poultry (except for game meats, such as
venison, ostrich, and snake).
 Restaurants and grocery stores.
Water
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13. ۩ Investigational New Drug Forms (IND)
 FDA 1571 Investigational New Drug Application
 FDA 1572 Statement of Investigator
 Instructions for completing FDA forms 1571 and 1572.
۩ New Drug Application Forms (NDA)
 Form FDA-356h Application to Market a New Drug,
Biologic, or An Antibiotic Drug For Human Use.
 Form FDA-3331 New Drug Application Field Report
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14. Form FDA-356h Application to Market a New
Drug, Biologic or An Antibiotic Drug For
Human Use.
 Guidance for industry: providing regulatory
submissions in electronic format –general
consideration.
۩ Abbreviated New Drug Application Forms
(ANDA) for Generic Drug Products
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15. ۩ Orphan Drug Products (for rare diseases and
disorders)
There is no form, but there is a prescribed format for
application for orphan drug status. The section from the
regulations that describes the format can be found on
this website on the The Orphan Drug Act and Related
Law and Regulation page.
۩ Electronic Regulatory Submission & Review (ERSR)
 Regulation and Instructions For Submitting Drug
Application Electronic This webpage provides for
information on CDER's program to enable the electronic
submission of regulatory information to the Center and
the review of it by CDER staff.
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