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This week in FDA history.This weekly feature from 2006, the FDA's centennial year, highlights history and progress in the agency's first 100 years.A sampling of significant events in the Food and Drug Administration's first 100 years.
Research study participant being informed of procedure.
January 27, 1981:
The FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services issue revised regulations to better protect people participating in medical research studies. Changes include clarification of procedures for informing potential study participants about what the research involves and any potential risks.

FDA in 2006

Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region in September 2005, has caused serious problems for many clinical research programs in the area. Hospitals and other institutions conducting clinical trials are confronting problems ranging from damaged or lost research records and
investigational products, to the relocation of people participating in the studies who fled the storm. The FDA's good clinical practice program staff is reaching out to clinical trial sponsors to help them find ways to protect patients and continue valuable research.
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