Does the Food and Drug Administration hold patents on pharmaceuticals?

No, the FDA does not hold any patents on pharmaceuticals. Instead, it an administrative body that is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and products that give off radiation,

• regulating tobacco products
• advancing the public health by helping to speed product innovations
• helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health. Further, the FDA does not deal patents. Instead, it is the Patent and Trademark office that deals with patent prosecution and trademarks.
• Each country has its own FDA and PTO. For example, the US FDA and US PTO.