Data To Support Social and Behavioral Research as Used by the Food and Drug Administration

This information collection is intended to support research conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we). Understanding patients, consumers, and health care professionals' perceptions and behaviors regarding various issues and patient reported outcomes associated with the safety and administration of drug products plays an important role in improving FDA’s regulatory decisionmaking processes and communications. We are revising this collection to add the development and validation of novel instruments (i.e., interview and focus group guides, questionnaires) and approaches to gathering data on emerging safety issues To better understand patients, consumers, and health care professionals' perceptions and behaviors regarding various issues and patient reported outcomes associated with the safety and administration of drug products overseen by the agency, FDA is requesting approval of this generic information collection request for the purpose of conducting studies in these areas.

The latest form for Data To Support Social and Behavioral Research as Used by the Food and Drug Administration expires 2029-05-31 and can be found here.