Mission

The Vice Chancellor for Food and Drug Administration, as one of the vice-chancellors of the University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, is responsible for the following duties:
1.  Supervising and announcing regulations related to the establishment of centers for the production, distribution, and storage of pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and hygiene products.  
2.  Reviewing and organizing documents according to the relevant regulations for the establishment of centers for the production and  distribution of pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and hygiene products, and sending them to the relevant units in the Ministry's  headquarters for consideration and discussion in the legal commissions.
3.  Supervising and announcing regulations regarding the safety impact of packaging, labeling, and advertising of food, beverage, and cosmetic products.
4.  Investigating ways to improve the storage, distribution, and sale methods of pharmaceutical, beverage, and hygiene products, and monitoring the proper flow of operations.
5.  Collecting, maintaining, and reviewing information, statistics and documents related to pharmaceutical, food, beverage, cosmetic and hygiene products.
6.  Supervising the compliance of manufacturers with the established regulations and standards for auxiliary additives, as well as the use of permitted colors and packaging materials, and applying continuous control over products regarding their quantitative and qualitative suitability.
7.  Supervising the implementation of regulations concerning laboratories that control food, pharmaceutical, and hygiene materials.
8.  Monitoring the operational methods of production and distribution institutions for pharmaceutical, edible, beverage, cosmetic, and  hygiene products at the provincial level.
9.   Supervising pharmaceutical affairs in in provincial pharmacies.
10.  Controlling and evaluating the activities of pharmaceutical, food, and hygiene laboratories in the province.
11.  Controlling drug inventory based on the needs of treatment units.
12.  Supervising drug requests and inventory while applying technical oversight regarding expiration of medications.
13.  Monitoring the storage methods of special drugs and narcotic substances to ensure proper management.
14.  Supervising the collection of statistics on the consumption of various drugs throughout the year to investigate regional and general diseases and reporting to research groups for studying the causes of disease outbreaks in relation to necessary preventive measures.