title: The history of the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the development of medicine.
abstract: The future role of pharmacologists in the evaluation of drugs will increase as scientific knowledge and our understanding of drugs and disease processes increase. In addition, political issues and public fears will place further demands on the scientific community to try to influence the drug regulatory process. The FDA continually issues directives which guide all phases of drug development, from the identification of a chemical as being of potential interest on therapy, through all animal tests and clinical phases (4).
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007883:Legislation, Medical / Q000266:history*; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000266:history*