1998

• FDA Approves Celebrex for Arthritis (Dec. 31, 1998)
• FDA Approves New Cement for Wrist Fractures (Dec. 23, 1998)
• FDA Approves Abacavir for HIV-1 Infection (Dec. 18, 1998)
• FDA Approves Hepatitis C Combination Product for Use in Previously Untreated Patients (Dec. 9, 1998)
• FDA Awards 26 Grants for Orphan Product Research (Dec. 1, 1998)
• Vintage Pharmaceuticals Consent Decree (Dec. 1, 1998)
• Pfizer Updates Viagra Labeling (Nov. 24, 1998)
• FDA's FDAMA Accomplishments--One Year After Enactment (Nov. 23, 1998)
• New Warnings for Parkinson's Drug, Tasmar (Nov. 16, 1998)
• New Health Claim Proposed for Relationship of Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease (Nov. 10, 1998)
• FDA Requires New Pediatric Labeling for Inhaled, Intranasal Corticosteroids (Nov. 9, 1998)
• FDA Approves Actiq for Marketing--Drug Offers Cancer Patients Relief from 'Breakthrough Cancer Pain' (Nov. 5, 1998)
• Fresh Citrus Juice Manufacturers Can Ask for Extra Time Before Warning Labels Are Required (Oct. 23, 1998)
• FDA Approves New Prescribed Uses for Aspirin (Oct. 21, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Idaho to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 19, 1998)
• FDA Clears New Home Drug Screening Test (Oct. 16, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Georgia to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 9, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Delaware to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 9, 1998)
• FDA Partners with the District of Columbia to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 6, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Michigan to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 6, 1998)
• FDA Partners with the Virgin Islands to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 5, 1998)
• FDA Partners with South Carolina to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 5, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Connecticut to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 2, 1998)
• FDA Partners with New York to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 2, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Maryland to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 2, 1998)
• FDA Partners with West Virginia to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 1, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Oklahoma to Protect Children from Tobacco (Oct. 1, 1998)
• FDA Partners with California to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 29, 1998)
• FDA Partners with New Jersey to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 17, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Louisiana to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 16, 1998)
• FDA Partners with New Hampshire to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 16, 1998)
• FDA Partners with New Mexico to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 16, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Hawaii to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 14, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Missouri to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 14, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Tennessee to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 14, 1998)
• FDA Approves Arava for Arthritis Treatment (Sept. 11, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Vermont to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 10, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Virginia to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 9, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Maine to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 9, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Florida to Protect Children from Tobacco (Sept. 9, 1998)
• FDA Approves Application for Preven Emergency Contraceptive Kit (Sept. 2, 1998)
• Impurities Confirmed in Dietary Supplement 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan (Aug. 31, 1998)
• Interim Advisory on Alfalfa Sprouts (Aug. 31, 1998)
• FDA Approves Adhesive for Skin Wound Closure (Aug. 27, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Kentucky to Protect Children from Tobacco (July 17, 1998)
• FDA Approves Thalidomide for Hansen's Disease Side Effect, Imposes Unprecedented Restrictions on Distribution (July 16, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Minnesota to Protect Children from Tobacco (July 15, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Alaska to Protect Children from Tobacco (July 14, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Colorado to Protect Children from Tobacco (July 1, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Massachusetts to Protect Children from Tobacco (July 1, 1998)
• FDA Strengthens Warning Label for Propulsid (June 29, 1998)
• FDA Approves New Mammography Screening Aid (June 29, 1998)
• FDA Clears Tuberculosis Drug for Marketing (June 23, 1998)
• Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Announces the Withdrawal of Duract from the Market (June 22, 1998)
• FDA Licenses Biotech Product To Prevent Serious RSV Disease (June 19, 1998)
• FDA Partners with Utah to Protect Children from Tobacco (6/10/1998)
• Roche Laboratories Announces Withdrawal of Posicor from the Market (6/8/1998)
• FDA Clears New Hepatitis C Treatment for Marketing (6/3/1998)
• FDA Partners with Rhode Island to Protect Children from Tobacco (5/28/1998)
• FDA Approves New Treatment for Serious Skin Ulcers (5/26/1998)
• FDA Approves New Heart Medicines (5/21/1998)
• FDA Determines Cholestin to Be an Unapproved Drug (5/20/1998)
• FDA Partners with Mississippi to Protect Children from Tobacco (5/13/1998)
• FDA Partners with Iowa to Protect Children from Tobacco (5/13/1998)
• FDA Approves Alternative to Fresh Frozen Plasma (5/6/1998)
• Mentor Agrees to Comply with FDA Requirements for Breast Implant Manufacturing (4/5/1998)
• FDA Approves First Automated System for Primary Screening of Pap Smears (5/5/1998)
• New Fibrin Sealant Approved to Help Control Bleeding in Surgery (5/1/1998)
• FDA Approves Xeloda for Breast Cancer (4/30/1998)
• State of Washington Renews Contract to Protect Children from Tobacco (4/14/1998)
• State of Texas Renews Contract to Protect Children from Tobacco (4/14/1998)
• State of Illinois Renews Contract to Protect Children from Tobacco (4/14/1998)
• FDA Issues a Nationwide Warning Against the Use of "Abtox" Plazlyte Sterilization System (4/2/1998)
• FDA Approves New High-Intensity Sweetener Sucralose (4/1/1998)
• Incontinence Patch for Women Cleared for OTC Sale (3/31/1998)
• FDA Approves Impotence Pill, Viagra (3/27/1998)
• "Healthy" May Be Used to Describe Certain Processed Foods and Grain Products (3/25/1998)
• Nevada Partners with FDA to Protect Children from Tobacco (3/6/1998)
• FDA Approves Droxia for Sickle Cell Anemia (3/4/1998)
• Seldane and Generic Terfenadine Withdrawn from Market (2/27/1998)
• Important New Safety Information About Accutane (2/25/1998)
• FDA-State Partnership to Protect Children from Tobacco (2/18/1998)
• FDA Allows Foods Containing Psyllium to Make Health Claim on Reducing Risk of Heart Disease (2/17/1998)
• Warning Label Changes for Pain Reliever Duract (2/10/1998)
• Important New Safety Information About Hismanal (2/9/1998)
• 1999 Budget Proposal for FDA: Food Safety and Youth Tobacco Prevention Receive Increases (2/2/1998)
• FDA Approves First OTC Drug for Relief of Migraine Pain (1/14/1998)
• FDA Drug Approvals in 1997 Set New Records (1/14/1998)
• FDA Biologics Approvals in 1997 (1/14/1998)

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