<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the regulatory, scientific, public health and
consumer protection agency responsible for ensuring all human and animal drugs, medical
devices, cosmetics, foods, food additives, drugs and medicated feeds for food producing
animals, tobacco and radiation emitting devices safe, and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mission of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is to perform an essential
public health task by making sure that safe and effective drugs are available to improve the 2
health of people in the United States. CDER regulates over the counter and prescription drugs, including biological therapeutics and generic drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mission of the Office of Compliance (OC) is to shield the public from poor-quality, unsafe
and ineffective drugs through proactive compliance strategies and risk-based enforcement
actions. CDER Compliance strives to be a model of efficiency, innovation, and organizational
excellence. CDER Compliance makes strategic and risk-based decisions that are guided by law
and science to communicate clearly with stakeholders, foster global collaboration, promote
voluntary compliance, and take decisive action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n