r/FDA is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses fda, regulations, covid 19, approval, and data.
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Popular Themes in r/FDA
#1
News
: "FDA says hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can be used to treat coronavirus"
41 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How can I tell that a certain drug is FDA approved?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/FDA
#1
Fda
: "Happy Cakeday, r/Fda! Today you're 10"
94 posts
#2
Regulations
16 posts
#3
Covid 19
: "FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization to Ortho’s COVID-19 total antibody test"
14 posts
#4
Approval
11 posts
#5
Data
: "Results are now Available for the precisionFDA, George Washington University, and FDA/CBER HIVE BioCompute Object App-a-thon"
10 posts
#6
Compliance
6 posts
#7
Medical
: "“Church” claims bleach is coronavirus-curing “sacrament,” faces wrath of FDA ["A federal court has ordered the "Genesis II Church of Health and Healing" to stop distributing a bleach product that Genesis claims is a cure for COVID-19 and many other health problems."]"
5 posts
#8
Precision
: "Reminder for the PrecisionFDA Detecting Adverse Event Anomalies Using FDA Open Data Challenge"
5 posts
#9
2020
4 posts
#10
Agent
4 posts
Flair Used in r/FDA
#1
💡 Discussion
: "Former FDA/CTP scientist: FDA authorized Zyn nicotine pouches without knowing what they were made of"
14 posts
#2
❓ Question
: "Engagement post!"
9 posts
#3
📌 Moderator Announcement
: "👋 Welcome (Back) to r/fda!"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 14, 2026