HealthPro Pharma Inc.released a new medicine that promised to cure heart diseases.A few months later,it was found that patients who regularly took the medicine faced a high risk of obesity and other related side effects.In this scenario,which of the following federal agencies is empowered to remove the medicine from the market?

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency empowered to remove the medicine from the market.The FDA monitors much of America's health landscape with responsibility for assuring the safety,effectiveness,and security of food,drugs (prescription and over-the-counter),medical devices,cosmetics,tobacco products,and more.