Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a government agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.  The FDA plays an essential role in speeding access to safe and effective therapies for Parkinson’s and other diseases.  Before any medical product can be made publicly available, it must first go through a rigorous review and approval process by the FDA. 

Funding

The Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) strongly supports adequate federal funding for the FDA in order to hasten the discovery of much-needed new treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease. More.

Follow-On Biologics

Currently, the FDA does not have authority to approve safe generic-like and interchangeable biological products, known as follow-on biologics.  PAN supports the creation of an approval pathway for follow-on biologics.   More.