Download or read book Building a National Framework for the Establishment of Regulatory Science for Drug Development written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medicine. FDA's science base must be strong enough to make certain that regulatory decisions are based on the best scientific evidence. The IOM held a public workshop on February 26, 2010, to examine the state of regulatory science and to consider approaches for enhancing it.