Vaccines, Blood & Biologics
Resources for You
Healthcare Providers (Biologics)
Biological products include a wide range of products such as vaccines, blood and blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapy, tissues, and recombinant therapeutic proteins. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of the biological products.
An Investigational New Drug Application (IND) is a request for authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to administer an investigational drug or biological product to humans. Such authorization must be secured prior to interstate shipment and administration of any new drug or biological product that is not the subject of an approved New Drug Application or Biologics/Product License Application. In rare instances a physician may request an Emergency Use IND for a patient. Contact information for Emergency Use IND Requests:
- For investigational biological products regulated by CBER, call 301-827-2000
- For all other investigational drugs, call 301-827-4570
- After working hours, call FDA's Office of Emergency Operations at 301-443-1240
Blood & Blood Products
Tissue & Tissue Products
Vaccines
- Questions about Vaccines
- Vaccine Safety Questions and Answers
- Gardasil (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine) Questions and Answers
- Influenza Virus Vaccine Safety & Availability
- Importance of Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Personnel
- La Importancia de la VacunaciĆ³n para el Personal Relacionado con el Cuidado de la Salud
- Thimerosal in Vaccines
- Thimerosal in Vaccines Questions and Answers
- Zostavax (Herpes Zoster Vaccine) Questions and Answers
Xenotransplantation
Guidance, Compliance & Regulatory Information
Safety & Availability
- Report a Problem to the Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
- Impact of Severe Weather Conditions on Biological Products
- Recalls (Biologics)
- Biologic Product Shortages
- Blood Safety & Availability
- Investigation of whether the acute hemolysis associated with Rho(D) immune globulin intravenous (human) administration for treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura is consistent with the acute hemolytic transfusion reaction model (PDF - 150KB)
- Tissue Safety & Availability
- Vaccine Safety & Availability
- Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA
- Letters to Industry / Healthcare Providers / Clinical Investigators
Recalls & Alerts
Contact Us
- (800) 835-4709
- (301) 827-1800
- ocod@fda.hhs.gov
Consumer Affairs Branch (CBER)
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs
Office of Communication, Outreach and Development
Food and Drug Administration
1401 Rockville Pike
Suite 200N/HFM-47
Rockville, MD 20852-1448