Federal Budget Boosts FDA

by Barbara Kram, Editor | February 05, 2008

Medical Product Safety and Development ($17.4 million, $79.0 million user fees)

This initiative provides targeted resources to improve the safety of human and animal drugs, blood, human tissues, and medical devices. The resources in this initiative will strengthen the FDA's ability to effectively monitor the safety of medical products, including imported products. The agency will also help medical product manufacturers develop new products to treat life-threatening diseases and conditions.

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In 2007, Congress enacted the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA). The FY 2009 budget implements new drug and medical device safety programs in FDAAA that are funded by user fees. As a result, the FDA will strengthen its ability to regulate medical products and assure the safety and effectiveness of these products for the American public.

Management Efficiencies

The FY 2009 budget also captures the productivity savings (-$8.9 million) generated by recent FDA investments and reinvests the savings in priority food safety and medical product programs.

For more information on the President's FY 2009 budget for the FDA, visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/oms/ofm/budget/documentation.htm

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