CDER evaluates drugs and drug-like products for both safety and efficacy before they are marketed. CDER also approves alternate uses for approved drugs, and ensures marketing of drugs to consumers complies with FDA guidelines and regulations.
http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/smallbiz/default.htm. CDER provides advice to small businesses on every subject from the drug development and review process to economic incentives for drug development to information on workshops around the country.
Research by Margaret Rich
