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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)  
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) regulates biological products. The mission of CBER is to protect and enhance the public health through the regulation of biological and related products including blood, vaccines, tissue, allergenics and biological therapeutics.   

 
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)  
FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and eliminating unnecessary human exposure to man-made radiation from medical, occupational and consumer products.  

 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)  
The Center is a consumer watchdog in America's healthcare system. CDER's best-known job is to evaluate new drugs before they can be sold. The Center's review of new drug applications not only prevents quackery, but it provides doctors and patients with the information they need to use medicines wisely.   

 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)  
Formerly known as HCFA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans.  

 
Devices Approved by the FDA  
Searchable databases on the CDRH(FDA) website containing both 510(k) and PMA information.  

 
Drugs Approved by the FDA  
Drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration, by year.  

 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use. Our work is a blending of law and science aimed at protecting consumers.   

 
Global Harmonization Task Force  
The Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) was conceived in 1992 in an effort to respond to the growing need for international harmonization in the regulation of medical devices.   

 
MedWatch  
Internet gateway for timely safety information on the drugs and other medical products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  

 
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)  
The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to promote the general health of the American people by improving their oral, dental and craniofacial health. Through the conduct and support of research and the training of researchers, the NIDCR aims to promote health, prevent diseases and conditions, and develop new diagnostics and therapeutics.   Email: nidcrinfo@mail.nih.gov

 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)  
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. The goals of the agency are as follows: 1) foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis to advance significantly the Nation’s capacity to protect and improve health; 2) develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and physical resources that will assure the Nation’s capability to prevent disease; 3) expand the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences in order to enhance the Nation’s economic well-being and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research; and 4) exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science.  

 
UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)  
The professional background of the agency's experienced medical and nursing team helps to create an effective and direct two-way communication link between the agency and clinical experts who need support, guidance or information on the safe and effective use of medical devices. The team actively contribute to the investigation of adverse incidents (events which harmed someone or put then at risk), the evaluation of medical devices, the scrutiny of proposals from manufacturers for clinical investigations with medical devices in the UK, and the negotiation and enforcement of the European Directives.   

 
US Department of Commerce-International Trade Administration- Medical Devices  
We provide you with in-depth analysis on the industry, help you export, take you on high-profile trade missions and go to the markets and gather sales leads just for your company. We also track foreign regulatory policies, and assist with trade agreement negotiations.   

 
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