FDA
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- noun
- /ˌɛfˌdiːˈeɪ/
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Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos
- The results of a study contracted by the FDA were reported by the Mitre Corporation in February 1989.
- approved by the FDA
- FDA approval
- U.S. FDA
Why wouldn't the FDA go, hey, they lied to us.
- Why wouldn't the FDA go, hey, they lied to us.
- They've gotten approval from the FDA to sell this stuff.
- But you need to know this about all of the FDA approved pills.
- Was the process rushed by the FDA for political reasons?
- Or did they just get the FDA to say, Yep, that's, that's close enough.
- And then you negotiate with FDA to do phase one studies.
- OK, in terms of FDA approval, it hasn't happened yet.
- Even in America, the FDA is very strict, right?
- They pressured FDA to lie and they got their way.
- And so the FDA removed the drug from the market.
Examples
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They've had clinical trials and it's FDA approved.
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The medication isn't approved by the FDA.
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Because at least in the US, it's not FDA approved.
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We already have FDA approval, correct?
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And it has full FDA approval?
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Was the process rushed by the FDA for political reasons?
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Even in America, the FDA is very strict, right?
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They've gotten approval from the FDA to sell this stuff.
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The final phase of the training program consists of a field evaluation by an FDA radiological health representative.
Academic text (1994) -
The FDA regulates the safety of food products sold in the United States.
Synonyms
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An official or organization that makes sure companies follow rules
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A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices
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A government group that checks companies and makes them follow safety rules to protect people
Surface Forms
Morphology
FDA = Food + Drug + Administration (opaque) = F + D + A
The form is an initialism (letters F, D, A) derived from the phrase 'Food, Drug, Administration'; learners who do not know the expansion cannot infer the meaning from the letters alone.
Etymology
FDA is the short form of Food and Drug Administration, and the name tells its job: 'administration' means 'management', so it manages the safety of 'food' and 'drugs'. So, FDA is the U.S. government office that checks and approves foods and medicines to protect people's health.