1997

• FDA Approves Allegra-D, Manufacturer to Withdraw Seldane from Marketplace (12/29/1997)
• FDA Approves Finasteride to Treat Male Pattern Hair Loss in Men (12/22/1997)
• Warning Labeling Changes for New Heart Drug Posicor (12/18/1997)
• New Biotech Product for Diabetic Ulcers (12/17/1997)
• Health Advisory for Certain Anticoagulant Drugs (Low Molecular Weight Heparins and Heparinoids) (12/15/1997)
• FDA Approves Raloxifene to Prevent Osteoporosis (12/10/1997)
• Patient Testing and Labeling Strengthened for Rezulin (12/1/1997)
• New Biotech Product Approved to Reduce Need for Chemotherapy-Related Platelet Transfusions (11/25/1997)
• FDA Approves Sibutramine to Treat Obesity (11/24/1997)
• FDA Approves Scopolamine Patch to Prevent Peri-Operative Nausea (11/10/1997)
• FDA Approves New Formulation of First Protease Inhibitor Saquinavir (11/7/1997)
• FDA Warns Against Drug Promotion of "Herbal Fen-Phen" (11/6/1997)
• Rezulin Labeling Changes (11/3/1997)
• FDA Food Label Wins Presidential Design Achievement Award (10/30/1997)
• Update on Metered-Dose Inhalers That Contain Ozone-Depleting Propellants (10/30/1997)
• UPDATE ON UNAPPROVED EXCIMER LASERS (10/22/1997)
• FDA'S CENTER FOR DEVICES ANNOUNCES RECORD PERFORMANCE (10/9/1997)
• LATEX LABELING REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL DEVICES (09/30/1997)
• FDA APPROVES FIRST COMBINATION DRUG FOR AIDS (09/29/1997)
• FDA-STATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO (09/26/1997)
• SELDANE LABELING CHANGES (09/24/1997)
• FDA PROPOSES RULE ON WOMEN IN CLINICAL TRIALS (09/23/1997)
• FDA PUBLISHES FINAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RULES (09/23/1997)
• FDA ISSUES APPROVABLE LETTER TO CELGENE FOR THALIDOMIDE (09/22/1997)
• ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THALIDOMIDE APPROVAL (09/05/1997)
• FDA PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY (08/29/1997)
• CONSUMER ALERT ON THE STIMULATOR (08/28/1997)
• TOBACCO REGULATION UPDATE (08/27/1997)
• HEALTH ADVISORY ON FENFLURAMINE/PHENTERMINE FOR OBESITY (08/27/1997)
• FDA GRANTS ACCELERATED APPROVAL TO HELP REPAIR DAMAGED KNEE CARTILAGE (08/25/1997)
• FDA-STATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO (Texas) (07/31/1997)
• FDA-STATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO (Illinois) (07/31/1997)
• CATFISH CLEARED FOR PROCESSING AND SHIPPING (REISSUED TO CLARIFY POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 2 AND 3) (07/25/1997)
• HEALTH ADVISORY FOR NEW ASTHMA DRUG (07/23/1997)
• MEDIA ADVISORY: FDA TO CONVENE PUBLIC MEETING ON CYCLOSPORA (07/17/1997)
• REVISED SAMPLING AND TESTING PROGRAM FOR CATFISH (07/16/1997)
• FDA APPROVES FIRST TOOTHPASTE FOR GUM DISEASE (07/14/1997)
• RECOMBINANT HUMAN FACTOR VIII RECALLED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION WITH MOLD (07/12/1997)
• FDA STOPS DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF SOME ANIMAL FEED (07/03/1997)
• FDA-STATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO (06/27/1997)
• FDA Warns Consumers on Dangerous Products Promoted on the Internet (06/17/1997)
• FDA NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU (06/16/1997)
• 1997 FOOD CODE UPDATES FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES (06/11/1997)
• HEALTH ADVISORY FOR NEWEST CLASS OF AIDS DRUGS (06/11/1997)
• OUTBREAKS OF CYCLOSPORIASIS AND GUATEMALIN RASPBERRIES (06/10/1997)
• FDA AUTHORIZES SEIZURE OF UNAPPROVED LASERS (06/09/1997)
• FDA PROHIBITS MAMMALIAN PROTEIN IN SHEEP AND CATTLE FEED (06/03/1997)
• FDA SETS NEW SAFETY REQUIREMENT FOR CABLES AND LEADS (05/08/1997)
• FDA APPROVES NICOTROL INHALER AS SMOKING CESSATION AID (05/05/1997)
• FDA APPROVES EXCIMER LASER FOR MILD TO MODERATE ASTIGMATISM (04/25/1997)
• Safety of Gelatin and Gelatin By-Products Reviewed (04/24/1997)
• FDA PROPOSES SIMPLIFIED GRAS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (04/17/1997)
• FDA APPROVES TEMPORARY SKIN SUBSTITUTE FOR BURN PATIENTS (03/19/1997)
• FDA WARNS ASTHMATICS, OTHER SULFITE SENSITIVE CONSUMERS ON TUNA (03/07/1997)
• FDA SEEK PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING METER DOSE INHALERS CONTAINING OZONE-DEPLETING PROPELLANTS (03/05/1997)
• FDA CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY USE OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (02/24/1997)
• FDA RE-ISSUES WARNING ON GHB (02/18/1997)
• NEW RECOMBINANT PRODUCT FOR HEMOPHILIA B (02/11/1997)
• 1998 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR FDA (02/06/1997)
• GAO REPORT ON MAMMOGRAPHY INSPECTIONS (01/30/1997)
• FDA APPROVES REZULIN FOR DIABETES PATIENTS POORLY CONTROLLED ON INSULIN THERAPY (01/30/1997)
• FDA ALLOWS WHOLE OAT FOODS TO MAKE HEALTH CLAIM ON REDUCING THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE (01/21/1997)
• FDA Approvals Set New Record (01/14/1997)
• FDA Proposes to Withdraw Seldane (01/13/1997)
• FDA Approves First Nonprescription Nasal Spray to Prevent, Treat Allergic Rhinitis (01/06/1997

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