Office of Clinical Policy and Programs Also referred to as: OCPP
Who We Are
The Office of Clinical Policy and Programs (OCPP) in the Office of the Commissioner supports the development of clinical programs that address key policy issues across the FDA’s medical product centers. OCPP is responsible for developing, fostering, and coordinating cross-center initiatives involving the design and implementation of FDA policy related to medical product development and evaluation. The Office collectively provides leadership and coordination on complex medical product policy issues across FDA, the Department, other agencies and external stakeholders, and international bodies.
Mission
To advance the public health by developing and leading cross-cutting clinical policy and programs, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to support FDA’s centers in making effective, safe, and innovative medical products available to the American people.
Office Organization
The Office of Clinical Policy (OCLiP) is comprised of the Clinical Policy Program and the Office of Good Clinical Practice. The Clinical Policy Program (CPP) develops and implements cross-center FDA clinical policy related to medical product development, evaluation, and use. The Office of Good Clinical Practice (OGCP) is the focal point within FDA for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Human Subject Protection (HSP) issues arising in human research trials regulated by FDA. Contact the offices at: gcp.questions@fda.hhs.gov
TheOffice of Good Clinical Practice (OGCP) is the focal point within FDA for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Human Subject Protection (HSP) issues arising in human research trials regulated by FDA. OGCP is part of the Office of Clinical Policy (OCLiP). Contact the office at: gcp.questions@fda.hhs.gov.
The Office of Combination Products (OCP) serves as the focal point for the classification of medical products (e.g., drug, device, biological product, or combination product) and assigns a product to a lead FDA Center for review (e.g., premarket, postmarket) when the jurisdiction is unclear or in dispute. OCP also serves as a focal point for combination product issues for FDA staff and industry. Contact the office at: combination@fda.gov
The Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) mission is to advance the evaluation and development of products (drugs, biologics, devices, and medical foods) that demonstrate promise for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of rare diseases or orphan conditions. Contact the office at: orphan@fda.hhs.gov
The Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OPT) mission is to assure access for children to innovative, safe and effective medical products. Contact the office at: OPT@fda.hhs.gov
The Patient Affairs Staff (PAS) leads and enhances patient engagement activities across the medical product Centers—to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between patients, their advocates, and the FDA. Contact the office at: PatientAffairs@fda.hhs.gov