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Article: The Food and Drug Administration's six Centers.
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- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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The Food and Drug Administration's six Centers are involved in the oversight and regulation of more than 1 trillion dollars' worth of products annually. That amount accounts for 22 cents of every dollar spent each year by American consumers.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Oversees the safety and effectiveness of medical drugs and monitors the accuracy of labels and label-related advertising.
Upcoming: developing new and improved methods to provide accurate and timely information to patients and health care providers to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Oversees ...