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December 2004
- December 23, 2004 - FDA Clears First of Kind Genetic Lab Test
- December 20, 2004 - FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- December 20, 2004 - FDA Statement on Naproxen
- December 20, 2004 - FDA Statement on Celebrex DTC Promotion
- December 17, 2004 - FDA Statement on the Halting of a Clinical Trial of the Cox-2 Inhibitor Celebrex
- December 17, 2004 - FDA Statement on Iressa
- December 06, 2004 - FDA Issues Final Rule on the Establishment and Maintenance of Records to Enhance the Security of the U.S. Food Supply Under the Bioterrorism Act
- December 01, 2004 - FDA Takes Action Against Company for Illegal Importation of Unapproved, Potentially Unsafe Drugs
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November 2004
- November 23, 2004 - FDA Acts to Remove Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements From Market
- November 23, 2004 - First Monoclonal Antibody Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis Approved
- November 19, 2004 - FDA Approves New Drug for the Most Common Type of Lung Cancer
- November 18, 2004 - FDA Improves the Safety of Human Cells and Tissues by Finalizing New Rules for "Good Tissue Practice"
- November 18, 2004 - Statement by Dr. Steven Galson, Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Regarding November 18, 2004, Committee on Finance of the U.S. Senate Hearing on Drug Safety and the Worldwide Withdrawal by Merck & Co., Inc., of Vioxx
- November 17, 2004 - FDA Statement on Vioxx and Recent Allegations and the Agency's Continued Commitment to Sound Science and Peer Review
- November 16, 2004 - Statement of Dr. Lester M. Crawford, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the Resignation of Daniel E. Troy
- November 15, 2004 - FDA Announces New Initiative to Protect the U.S. Drug Supply Through the Use Of Radiofrequency Identification Technology
- November 15, 2004 - FDA To Announce Important Labeling Changes for Mifepristone
- November 09, 2004 - Sentence Ordered in Drug Counterfeiting Case
- November 05, 2004 - FDA Acts to Strengthen the Safety Program for Marketed Drugs
- November 04, 2004 - FDA Announces Major Initiatives for Dietary Supplements
- November 01, 2004 - FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
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October 2004
- October 29, 2004 - FDA Issues Nationwide Alert "Jelly Candy Pops Sour Zip Kids" Brand Halloween Candy May Contain Undeclared Food Allergen
- October 28, 2004 - FDA Warns Consumers of the Dangers of Using Decorative Contact Lenses Without Proper Professional Involvement
- October 28, 2004 - FDA Names Dr. Edward Otto as New Director of the Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies
- October 15, 2004 - FDA Team Completes Inspection of Chiron's Liverpool Flu Vaccine Plant
- October 15, 2004 - FDA Launches a Multi-Pronged Strategy to Strengthen Safeguards for Children Treated With Antidepressant Medications
- October 13, 2004 - FDA and U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Working Cooperatively to Address Flu Vaccine Quality at Chiron's U.K. Facility
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September 2004
- September 30, 2004 - FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as its Manufacturer Voluntarily Withdraws the Product
- September 29, 2004 - FDA News Release--September is National Menopause Awareness Month!
- September 29, 2004 - FDA Issues Final Report on Its "21st Century" Initiative on the Regulation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- September 24, 2004 - Advanced Bionics Conducts Voluntary Recall of Cochlear Implants
- September 23, 2004 - USDA, FDA and DHS Sign Agreement With NASDA to Make Nation's Agriculture and Food Supply More Secure (FDA/USDA release)
- September 22, 2004 - USDA, FDA and DHS Officials to Sign Cooperative Agreement With National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
- September 22, 2004 - FDA and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health Reaffirm Their Commitment To Support Healthy and Informed Families
- September 20, 2004 - FDA Proposes Further Action to Improve Farm-to-Table Shell Egg Safety
- September 16, 2004 - FDA Statement on Recommendations of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs and Pediatric Advisory Committees
- September 08, 2004 - FDA Announces Qualified Health Claims for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- September 07, 2004 - FDA Approves Drug for Neuropathic Pain Associated With Diabetes
- September 07, 2004 - Sheila Dearybury Walcoff Appointed Associate FDA Commissioner for External Relations
- September 02, 2004 - Guilty Pleas Entered on FDA Case Involving Illegal Drug Trafficking
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August 2004
- August 31, 2004 - FDA Approves New Stent System to Help Prevent Stroke
- August 30, 2004 - FDA Approves Drug to Treat Skin Infections in Dogs
- August 27, 2004 - FDA Gets Significant Guilty Pleas
- August 27, 2004 - FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Nellcor Puritan Bennet Probes Device
- August 20, 2004 - Statement on Vermont's Lawsuit on Importing Prescription Drugs from Canada
- August 20, 2004 - Leslye M. Fraser, S.M., J.D., Named Director of FDA's Office of Regulations and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- August 20, 2004 - Rx Depot Agrees in Consent Decree to Cease Importing Unapproved Drugs from Canada
- August 13, 2004 - FDA Offers Information for Hurricane Aftermath
- August 11, 2004 - FDA Approves Drugs to Treat Internal Contamination from Radioactive Elements
- August 10, 2004 - FDA Seeks Injunction Against Utah Medical Device Manufacturer
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