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The Office of Health and Consumer Goods (OHCG) is an industry-based office that focuses on trade policy and the domestic and international aspects of U.S. industrial competitiveness. OHCG Trade Specialists use industry sector expertise to counsel U.S. businesses and to work with industry to evaluate the needs of manufacturers and to assess the economic impact of new and existing government regulations on U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. OHCG Trade Specialists also represent the interests of the U.S. medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries in trade agreement negotiations, international forums and regulatory programs, as well as, help enforce trade agreements.

Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville,20857
Tel:(301)443-6597
Fax:(301)443-8818 

Medical Device Trade Associations

Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
1200 G Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005-3814
Tel:(202)783-8700
Fax:(202)783-8750

 Association for Home Health Care
625 Slaters Lane, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703)836-6263
Fax: (703) 836-6730

Dental Trade Alliance
2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 379-7755
Fax: (703) 931-9249

American Electronics Association
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
North Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
Tel:(202)682-9110
Fax:(202)682-9111

 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Tel:(212)642-4900
Fax:(212)398-0023

 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Assoc.
1650 King Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703)836-7116
Fax: (571) 431-0899

Dental Manufacturers of America, Inc.
123 South Broad Street, Fidelity Bldg. Suite 2531
Philadelphia, PA 19109
Tel: (215)731-9975
Fax: (215)731-9984

 Independent Medical Distributors Association
5204 Fairmount Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: (866) 463-2937
Fax: (630) 493-0798

 International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers
719 Catalpa Avenue
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Tel: 201-692-1056

 Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
1900 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202)496-7150
Fax: (202)496-7756

National Electrical Manufacturers Association
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1847
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Tel: (703)841-3200
Fax: (703)841-5900

The Optical Industry Association
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703) 548-4560
Fax: (703) 548-4580

Biotech Trade Associations

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
1225 Eye St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: (202) 962-9200

Pharmaceutical Trade Associations

Consumer Healthcare Products Association
1150 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 429-9260
Fax: (202) 223-6835

Generic Pharmaceutical Association
2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 647-2480
Fax: (703) 647-2481

 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
1100 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-835-3400
Fax: 202-835-3414

Health Information Technology

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611-3270
Phone: (312) 664-HIMSS (664-4467)
Fax: (312) 664-6143

American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.223.3333
Fax: 202.223.2787

Clinical Chemistry

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
1850 K Street, NW Suite 625
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (800) 892-1400        
Fax: (202) 887-5093

Natural Products

Natural Products Association
1773 T Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 223-0101
Fax: (202) 223-0250