The branch of the U.S.government responsible for the process of approving drugs for clinical use is the

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The United States Adopted Name (USAN)Council is responsible for assigning a generic name to a chemical that appears to have therapeutic use.The U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)is responsible for the process of approving drugs for clinical use.The process by which a chemical moves from the status of a promising potential drug to one fully approved by the FDA for general clinical use is,on average,long,costly,and complex.Cost estimates vary,but in the 1980s it took an average of 13 to 15 years from chemical synthesis to marketing approval by the FDA,with a cost of $350 million in the United States.The USP-NF is a book of standards for medications,dietary supplements,and medical devices.The PDR is a source of drug information prepared by drug manufacturers.

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