Alliance for a Stronger FDA
The Alliance for a Stronger FDA is an American lobbying organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is an industry association that represents the voice of the pharmaceutical industry, both to the government and general public.
Activities
One of the Alliance’s primary activities is lobbying the United States Congress to increase the annual budget for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Between 2019-2021, the Alliance spent some $855,000 on its lobbying activities.[1]
Members
AstraZeneca was a founding member of the Alliance.[2]
Current and former members of the alliance include:[3][4]
- Abbott Laboratories
- AbbVie
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
- Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
- AIDS Institute
- AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition
- Alliance for Aging Research
- Alliance for Patient Access
- Alliance for Regenerative Medicine
- Alpha-1 Foundation
- ALS Foundation
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Academy of HIV Medicine
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Bakers Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Celiac Disease Alliance
- American College of Rheumatology
- American Dietetic Association
- American Frozen Food Institute
- American Heart Association
- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- American Liver Foundation
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- American Porphyria Foundation
- American Red Cross
- American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
- American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGT)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Spice Trade Association
- Americans for Medical Progress
- Amgen
- Amyloidosis Research Consortium
- Animal Health Institute
- Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
- Arkansas Research Alliance
- Association for Accessible Medicines
- Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Association for Research in Vision and Opthamology
- Association of Clinical Research Organizations
- Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
- Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Astellas Pharma
- AZCERT CredibleMeds
- Bedard & Associates Consulting
- Beyond Celiac
- BioMarin
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
- Brand Institute
- Cancer Care Coalition
- Cancer Support Community
- Carmot
- Catalyst Healthcare Consulting
- Celiac Sprue Association
- Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Cephalon
- Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
- Children's Tumor Foundation
- Coalition for Healthcare Communication
- Colorectal Cancer Coalition
- Consumer Federation of America
- Consumer Health Care Products Association (CHPA)
- Consumer Reports
- Council for Responsible Nutrition
- Curative Biotechnologies
- Critical Path Institute
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Drug Information Association
- Drug Safety Institute
- Dwaine Rieves Consulting
- ECG
- Eli Lilly
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- EMD Serono
- Endocrine Society
- Engage Health
- Epilepsy Foundation
- EveryLife Foundation for Rare Disease
- FairHaven451
- FasterCures
- Fight Colorectal Cancer
- Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
- Friends of Cancer Research
- Fujirebo Diagnostics
- Garvey Associates
- GBS/CIDP Foundation International
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Global Pharma Consulting
- Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (Lung Cancer Alliance)
- Greenleaf Health
- Greenwich Biosciences
- Grocery Manufacturers Association
- HealthyWomen
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Heart Valve Voice - US
- Hemophilia Federation of America
- HillCo Partners
- HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute
- Horizon Therapeutics
- HPS Group
- Hydrocephalus Association
- Immel Resources
- Independent Bakers Association
- Institute for Alternative Futures
- Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)
- International Cancer Advocacy Network
- International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- International Regulatory Affairs Group
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- Johnson & Johnson
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Kennedy's Disease Association
- Kinexum
- KPM Group
- Kraft Foods
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals
- Lung Cancer Institute
- Lupus and Allied Diseases Association
- Lupus Foundation of America
- Lupus Research Alliance
- Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
- Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
- Merck
- Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
- Millenium Pharmaceuticals
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
- National Ataxia Foundation
- National Automatic Merchandising Association
- National Center for Health Research
- National Confectioners Association
- National Consumers League
- National Fisheries Institute
- National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
- National Hemophilia Foundation
- National Kidney Foundation
- National Minority Quality Forum
- National MPS Society
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- National Patient Advocate Foundation
- National Research Center for Women and Families
- National Treasury Employees Union (NTU)
- Neurofibromatosis
- Novartis
- Novo Nordisk
- OncoRD
- Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy
- Parkinson's Action Network
- Patient Safety Institute
- Patient Services Incorporated
- Personal Care Products Council
- Personalized Medicine Coalition
- Pet Food Institute
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew Health Group
- Pfizer
- Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation)
- Platelet Disorder Support Association
- Prevent Blindness America
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Produce Marketing Association
- Prostate Cancer Foundation
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association
- Pyxis Partners
- Research!America
- Resolute Regulatory Consulting
- Resverlogix
- RetireSafe
- Rx Development Resources
- Sanofi
- Sanofi-Aventis
- SAS Institute
- Shire Pharmaceuticals
- Society of the Plastics Industry
- The Plastics Industry Trade Association
- STOP Foodborne Illnesses
- Strategic Health Policy International
- Sugar Association
- Society for Women's Health Research
- Sturge-Weber Foundation
- Sustainable Food Policy Alliance
- Teva
- TMJ Association
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- US Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Viatris
- WassermanRowe
- Wilson Disease Association
External links
Alliance for a Stronger FDA lobbying profile. (2022, July 22). OpenSecrets.
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2021&id=D000046669 ↩︎AstraZeneca Calls for FDA Funding Increase. (2010, September 20). Pharmaceutical Technology. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817001606/https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/uncategorized/news96475-html/ ↩︎
List of Members. (2022, March 4). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. http://archive.today/2022.07.08-045902/https://www.strengthenfda.org/members ↩︎
Membership. (2010). Alliance for a Stronger FDA. https://web.archive.org/web/20100309044116/http://strengthenfda.org/members/ ↩︎