FDA
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- Food and Drug Administration: The FDA is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its primary role is to protect public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, the nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The FDA must approve any new prescription drug before it can be sold to the public.
- Food manufacturers must comply with FDA regulations regarding labeling and safety.
- The company recalled the product after an FDA inspection found potential contaminants.
Advanced Usage
- "FDA approval": The official authorization granted by the FDA, indicating that a product has been reviewed and meets required standards for safety and effectiveness.
- The new vaccine received FDA approval after extensive clinical trials.
- "FDA-regulated": Describing a product or industry that falls under the oversight and rules of the FDA.
- Dietary supplements are an FDA-regulated category, but the rules differ from those for pharmaceuticals.
Variants and Related Words
- Regulatory agency (noun phrase): A public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. The FDA is an example of a regulatory agency.
- Food and Drug Administration: The full, unabbreviated name of the FDA.
Synonyms
- Regulator: An authority or agency that supervises a particular industry or area of activity. (e.g., )
- Health authority: A body responsible for public health matters. (e.g., )
Related Phrases
- To be subject to FDA review: To require examination and evaluation by the FDA.
- All new medical devices are subject to FDA review before they can be marketed.
- FDA clearance: A specific term often used for certain medical devices, indicating the FDA has allowed the product to be marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to an already legally marketed device.
- The surgical instrument gained FDA clearance last month.
Noun
- a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products