On Dec. 30, 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug, for the treatment…
On Nov. 23, 1977, the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress to stop…
On Nov. 21, 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the first pneumococcal vaccine containing 14…
On Apr. 4, 1977, Donald Kennedy, Ph.D., became Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Kennedy,…
In 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BiMo) to develop cross-center…
On Apr. 22, 1976, the U.S. Congress passed the Vitamin-Mineral Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic…
In 1976, Influenza A/Victoria-like strains had been identified in New Jersey as early as January 21. The novel…
In 1976, the U.S. Congress passed the Medical Device Amendments to ensure safety and effectiveness of medical devices,…
In 1975, rapamycin, a macrolide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus was first discovered and isolated from soil…
In Jul. 1974, In the Division of Pharmaceutical Service at the University of Iowa began producing cGMP compliant…
In 1974, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved doxorubicin (Adriamycin), an antitumor anthracycline antibiotic from Streptomyces…
On Jun. 18, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1962 drug effectiveness law and endorsed Food and…
On Feb. 17, 1973, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of 29,500 institutional-size cans of…
On Oct. 27, 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress. The CPSA…
On Jul. 1, 1972, the Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from the NIH to…
In 1972, the Division of Biologics Standards was transferred from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the U.S….
In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Bureau of Biologics began to regulate all 7000 U.S….
On Sept. 29, 1971, the artificial sweetener saccharin, included in FDA’s original GRAS list, was removed from the…
On May 17, 1971, The Public Health Service’s Bureau of Radiological Health was transferred to the FDA.
In 1971, the Public Health Service (PHS) Bureau of Radiological Health was transferred to U.S. Food and Drug…
On Feb. 27, 1970, in Upjohn v. Finch the Court of Appeals upheld enforcement of the 1962 drug…
In 1970, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required the first patient package insert: oral contraceptives must contain…
On Dec. 13, 1969, Charles Edwards, M.D., becomes FDA commissioner.
On Dec. 2, 1969, the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health (WHC) was a seminal event…
On Sept. 4, 1969, the FDA issued a report that called birth control pills safe, despite a slight…
In 1969, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began administering Sanitation Programs for milk, shellfish, food service, and…
In 1969, live, attenuated rubella vaccines were first licensed in the U.S., and a vaccination program was established…
On Nov. 26, 1968, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed a second live, further attenuated measles…
On Apr. 7, 1968, the FDA Bureau of Drug Abuse Control and Treasury Department Bureau of Narcotics were…
In March 1968, a reorganization of federal health programs placed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in…