FDA

[ef-dee-ey]

noun

U.S. Government.

1. Food and Drug Administration: a division of the Department of Health and Human Services that protects the public against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

FDA

abbreviation

1. Food and Drug Administration: a federal agency responsible for monitoring trading and safety standards in the food and drug industries

Example Sentences

HHS and FDA didn’t respond to a request for comment.

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Novartis didn’t test the treatment in adults, but the FDA said that the company had “provided adequate justification to support expanding the indication” to include adult patients.

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And last month the FDA gave the OK for Rybelsus to be prescribed to Type 2 diabetes patients to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events.

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The FDA has called for the removal of its strongest warning label on hormone-replacement therapy.

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The FDA called for the removal of its strongest warning on hormone treatments, which were once commonly prescribed to combat declining estrogen levels in middle-aged women.

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