Executive Agency
Force Health Protection-Investigational New Drugs (FHP-IND) is an Executive Agency under the Army OTSG. FHP-IND provides services to all DoD Components as the lead organization for using medical products under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) or IND applications in response to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear warfare or terrorism and other health threats. FHP-IND provides an urgent treatment capability using novel investigational countermeasures to protect U.S. Forces against man-made or natural threats in accordance with federal regulations and DoD instructions.
Critical Tasks:
- Provide a safe and compliant program to protect the force using IND countermeasures.
- Provide logistical support for the unique requirements for acquisition, storage, shipping, and testing of investigational countermeasures.
- Deploy personnel and investigational countermeasures in support of civilian authorities or military commanders.
Read more about this topic: United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
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