The Acquisition of Drugs and Biologics for Chemical and Biological Warfare Defense: Department of Defense Interactions with the Food and Drug Administration
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Vaccines, pharmaceutical products, and bioterrorism: challenges for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In regards to bioterrorism, the goal of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to foster the development of vaccines, drugs and diagnostic products, safeguards of the food supply, and other measures needed to respond to bioterrorist threats. Many products (vaccines, therapeutic drug and biological products, food, devices, and diagnostics) regulated by FDA could be affected by bioterrori...
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