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  1. FDA-TRACK: Agency-wide Program Performance

FDA-TRACK: Center for Veterinary Medicine Dashboards

FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) regulates animal drugs, animal devices and animal food under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. CVM protects and promotes the health of humans and animals by ensuring the safety of the American food supply, the safety of animal food and devices, and the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs.

FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) fosters human and animal health by ensuring the safety of the American food supply, the safety of animal food and devices, and the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other authorities. Each quarter, using FDA-TRACK, CVM reports performance measures aligned to six key initiatives that highlight its contributions towards Protecting Human and Animal Health.

Center for Veterinary Medicine Key Initiatives


FDA-TRACK: CVM - Animal Food Safety

Animal Food Safety

The goal of this initiative is to promote and protect human and animal health by preventing animal food safety problems.


Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings

The goal of this initiative is to foster the judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in animals to slow the development of antimicrobial resistance.

FDA-TRACK: CVM - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings

FDA-TRACK: CVM - Post-market Drug Safety, Effectiveness, and Quality

Post-market Drug Safety, Effectiveness, and Quality

The goal of this initiative is to implement a full lifecycle approach in evaluating marketed FDA-approved animal drugs, including animal drugs used in medicated feed, for safety, effectiveness, and quality.


Pre-market Animal Drug Review

The goal of this initiative is to improve access to safe and effective animal drug products.

FDA-TRACK: CVM - Pre-market Animal Drug Review

FDA-TRACK: CVM - Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies

The goal of this initiative is to develop a risk-based approach to regulate emerging technologies and address the concerns of the general public and other stakeholders.


Compounded Animal Drugs

The goal of this initiative is to develop and implement policies addressing animal drugs compounded from bulk drug substances, which are a category of unapproved drugs.

FDA-TRACK: CVM - Compounded Animal Drugs
 

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