PERSON: Mary Kremzner

Captain

U.S. Public Health Service

CDR Kremzner is a Team Leader in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Division of Drug Information. CDR Kremzner’s work involves responding to inquiries from a broad range of sources, including regulated industry, academia, consumers, health care professionals and others. She also acts as a host for visiting representatives of foreign governments and regularly presents overviews on CDER’s role in drug development and review. CDR Kremzner also writes consumer friendly information on a variety of drug products for FDA’s web site.

Before joining FDA in 1996, CDR Kremzner worked in a contract capacity to the FDA in CDER’s Product Information Management Branch. CDR Kremzner’s responsibilities included leading a team of pharmacists and technical reviewers in maintaining the FDA’s database created to comply with the Drug Listing Act.

CDR Kremzner began her career working in retail pharmacy for eight years and continues to maintain her skills as a practicing pharmacist by working part-time in community pharmacy. She received her degrees from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

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