Ajax,a pharmaceutical company,has designed a new medicine for morning sickness among pregnant women.Testing at their R&D center showed the drug to be highly reliable.Ajax has to approach a U.S.federal administrative agency called the ________ for the drug to be deemed legal for sale to the public.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating and approving drugs for sale to the public in the United States. Therefore, Ajax would need to approach the FDA to get their drug for morning sickness approved for sale. The other options listed, such as the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Federal Trade Commission, do not have jurisdiction over drug approval in the United States.

Ajax,a Pharmaceutical Company,has Designed a New Medicine for Morning Sickness