Editing Biosecurity (section)

===Medical countermeasures===
Medical countermeasures (MCMs) are products such as [[biologics]] and [[pharmaceutical drug]]s that can protect from or treat the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) attack or in the case of public health emergencies. MCMs can also be used for prevention and diagnosis of symptoms associated with CBRN attacks or threats.<ref name="fdamcm">{{cite web|title=What are Medical Countermeasures?|url=https://www.fda.gov/EmergencyPreparedness/Counterterrorism/MedicalCountermeasures/AboutMCMi/ucm431268.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220210054/http://www.fda.gov/EmergencyPreparedness/Counterterrorism/MedicalCountermeasures/AboutMCMi/ucm431268.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2015|website=FDA: Emergency Preparedness and Response|publisher=Food and Drug Administration|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>

In the US, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) runs a program called the "FDA Medical Countermeasures Initiative" (MCMi), with programs funded by the [[US government|federal government]]. It helps support "partner" agencies and organisations prepare for public health emergencies that could require MCMs.<ref name="fdamcm" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Alliance for Biosecurity applauds subcommittee efforts to sustain medical countermeasure funding|url=https://homelandprepnews.com/biological-threats/bioterrorism/18984-alliance-biosecurity-applauds-subcommittee-efforts-sustain-medical-countermeasure-funding/|access-date=15 June 2016|work=Homeland Preparedness News|date=8 June 2016|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>