The CDER Reference Guide
- General Information
- CDER Offices and Divisions
- FDA Organization Charts
- Telephone Numbers Frequently Requested of the FDA
- Regional Food and Drug Contact Information
- FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations
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)
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