U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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FDA COVID-19 Response

FDA is working with U.S. government partners, including CDC, and international partners to address the pandemic.

Food

Drugs

Medical Devices

Radiation-Emitting Products

Vaccines, Blood, and Biologics

Animal and Veterinary

Cosmetics

Tobacco Products

New Era of Smarter Food Safety

A new approach to food safety that recognizes and builds on the progress made in the past but looks towards what processes and tools will be needed for the future.

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Fostering Drug Competition

Increasing the availability of generic drugs helps to create competition in the marketplace, helping make treatment more affordable and increasing access to healthcare for more patients.

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Combating the Opioid Crisis

FDA takes actions to combat prescription opioid abuse.

Oct 18

FDA Approves Cyltezo, the First Interchangeable Biosimilar to Humira

Oct 15

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 10/15/21

More Press Announcements

Newsroom Meetings Testimony Speeches

Oct 14

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Voluntarily Nationwide Recall of All Irbesartan Tablets and Irbesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets Due to Potential Presence of N-nitrosoirbesartan Impurity

Drugs

Oct 12

Teligent Pharma, Inc.’s Issues Worldwide Voluntary Recall of Lidocaine HCl Topical Solution 4% Due to Super Potency

Drugs

Oct 11

Tuffy’s Pet Foods; Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of a Limited Quantity of Pure Vita Salmon Entrée Dog Food in a Tetrapak Carton Due to Potentially Elevated Levels of Vitamin D

Animal & Veterinary

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How CDRH’s Digital Transformation Initiative Will Strengthen the Premarket Review Program

To meet our public health mission, it is critical that FDA continues to evolve to help speed innovations that make medical products safer and more effective.

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FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives Helping to Provide Quality Human Drugs for Patients

FDA has established numerous initiatives, including the development of a research program to better understand the science of advanced manufacturing.

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Advancing the Development of Innovative Veterinary Products

FDA takes a proactive approach to provide timely and efficient review of innovative medical products for animals.

More FDA Voices

Oct 14

Select Updates for Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Global Unique Device Identification Database Requirements for Certain Devices

Biologics, Medical Devices

Oct 13