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The CDER Reference Guide

General Information

The Reference Guide lists CDER's main offices and phone numbers.

For specific information about drugs or drug products please contact the following Division:

Food and Drug Administration
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Office of Communications
Division of Drug Information
10001 New Hampshire Ave
Hillandale Bldg., 4th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20993

  • Main FDA for general inquiries: 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
  • Drug Information: 301-796-3400 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time)
  • E-mail address: druginfo@fda.hhs.gov

Telephone Numbers Frequently Requested of the FDA

Advertising, Rx Drugs (301) 796-1200

Advisory Committees (800) 741-8138

AIDS Clinical Trials Information (800) 422-6237

American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345

Application Integrity Policy (301) 796-3191

Biologics (CBER) (301) 827-2000

Breast Cancer Research (800) 344-8564

Breast Implant Consumer Inquiries (CDRH) (301) 594-0485

CDER Executive Secretary (301) 797-3200

CDER Therapeutic Biologics (301) 796-2390

Compliance (CBER) (301) 827-6190

Compliance (CDER) (301) 796-3100

Congressional Affairs (FDA/Office of Legislative Affairs) (301) 443-3793

Consumer Product Safety Commission (800) 638-2772

Criminal Investigations (301) 294-4030

Division of Communications Management (CDER) (301) 827-1651

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Drug Information 

Drug Shortages 

Electronic Signatures (301) 827-8907

Electronic Submissions (CDER) (301) 594-5411

Environmental Officer (CDER) (301) 594-5629

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (800) 962-6215

ERIC (Employee Research & Information Center) (301) 827-ERIC

FDA Directory/Locator Information (301) 443-1544

Food (CFSAN) (888) 723-3366

Freedom of Information (301) 827-4565

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) (301) 827-8907

Health Resources and Services Administration (301) 443-6593 IND/NDA

General Information/Forms (301) 827-4573

Industry Questions (General) (301) 827-4573

Meat and Poultry Hotline (USDA) (800) 535-4555

MedWatch (800) FDA-1088

National Cancer Institute (NCI) (301) 496-5583

Information (800) 4-CANCER

National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse (800) 729-6686

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (301) 443-6480

NIH Directory Information (301) 496-2535

Office of Women's Health (301) 827-0350

Orphan Drugs (301) 827-3670

Patent and Trademark Office (703) 305-8341

Postmarketing Surveillance (CDER) (Drug Quality/Data Processing) (301) 770-9299

(Compliance) (301) 827-8928 Press Office (FDA)(Print only) (301) 827-6242

Press Office (Foods only) (301) 436-2291

Press Office (FDA)Broadcast only) (301) 827-3434

Press Office (HHS) (202) 690-6343

Public Health Service (PHS) Employee Locator (301) 443-2414

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (800) 729-6686

Administration Veterinary Medicine (CVM) (301) 827-7975

Videoteleconferencing/Speaker Tracking (CDER) (301) 827-1243


Regional Food and Drug Contact Information

New York - Northeast Region

Food and Drug Administration
HFR-NE1
158-15 Liberty Avenue
Jamaica, New York 11433-1034
(718) 662-5416
FAX (718) 662-5434

Atlanta - Southeast Region

Food and Drug Administration
HFR-SE1
60 Eighth Street, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 347-4266
FAX (404) 347-4349

Philadelphia - Central Region

Food and Drug Administration
HFR-MA1
900 US Customhouse
2nd and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215) 597-8058
FAX (215) 597-5798

Dallas - Southwest Region

Food and Drug Administration
HFR-SW1
7920 Elmbrook Drive, Suite 102
Dallas, Texas 75247-4982
(214) 655-8100 X111
FAX (214) 655-8130

Chicago Central Region

 Food and Drug Administration
HFR-MW1
20 N. Michigan Ave, Rm 510
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 353-9400 Ext. 20
FAX (312) 886-1682

San Francisco - Pacific Region

Food and Drug Administration
HFR-PA1
Oakland Federal Bldg
1301 Clay Street, Suite 1180-N
Oakland, California 94612-5217
(510) 637-3960X18
FAX (510) 637-3976

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