Care setting or organization

FDA medical abbreviation

FDA means "Food and Drug Administration".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (6 in all for FDA), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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Meaning	Latin origin	Where used	Checked against
Food and Drug Administration	None	Billing, Charting	NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS) NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR) FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations CMS Acronyms Army Regulation 40-66, Appendix B: Authorized Medical Records Abbreviations Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary

Sample label reference: "FDA label."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

What does FDA mean in medical terms?

FDA means "Food and Drug Administration".

Where is FDA used?

FDA shows up in billing and charting. Its category here is care setting or organization.

Is FDA on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. FDA is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.