What drugs are regulated by CDER?
From aspirin to cancer treatments, CDER ensures that the benefits of drug products outweigh any known risks. The Center has oversight responsibilities for prescription, over-the-counter and generic drugs. This responsibility includes products that many consumers usually do not associate as drugs, such as fluoride toothpaste, dandruff shampoos and sunscreens. CDER carefully evaluates the benefits and risks of drugs and ensures that consumers have access, as quickly as possible, to promising new treatments. The Center oversees the research, development, manufacture and marketing of drugs. CDER ensures truth in advertising for prescription drugs and monitors the use of marketed drugs for unexpected health risks. If unexpected risks are detected after approval, CDER takes action to inform the public, change a drug’s label, or–if necessary–remove a product from the market.
