Us Food And Drug Administration
Events (25)
- November 23, 1998: Merck Submits Application for Vioxx Approval to FDA 1998-11-23
- May 20, 1999: Vioxx Approved by FDA 1999-05-20
- July 27, 2000: FDA Endorses Anthrax Antibiotic Cipro, Despite Conflict of Interest and Health Concerns 2000-07-27
- October 13, 2000: Merck Informs FDA of Last Three Deaths in Vioxx Clinical Study 2000-10-13
- February 8, 2001: FDA Publishes Complete Data on Recent Vioxx Clinical Trial 2001-02-08
- September 22, 2001: Expert Panel Recommends Changes to FDA 2001-09-22
- October 23, 2001: Numerous Experts: Plentiful Supply of Effective Anti-Anthrax Alternatives to Cipro; FDA Only Recommends Cipro 2001-10-23
- April 11, 2002: Merck Adds a Warning about Cardiovascular Risk to Vioxx Label 2002-04-11
- January 8, 2003: FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Ketek Despite Problems with Clinical Study 2003-01-08
- January 27, 2003: FDA Does Not Approve Drug Ketek, Requests Additional Information 2003-01-27
- December 10, 2003: British Regulators Issue Warning about Prescribing Antidepressants for Children; FDA Does Nothing 2003-12-10
- March 25, 2004: FDA Memo Discusses Problems with 2001-2002 Clinical Study for Ketek 2004-03-25
- April 1, 2004: FDA Approves Ketek 2004-04-01
- August 20, 2004: FDA Approves Vioxx for Children 2004-08-20
- September 22, 2004: FDA Officials See No Problem with Vioxx 2004-09-22
- February 18, 2005: Panel Votes to Allow Bextra and Vioxx to Stay on Market; Final Vote Possibly Affected by Industry Ties 2005-02-18
- May 16, 2006: FDA Memo Discusses Several Cases of Liver Damage among Ketek Patients 2006-05-16
- June 26, 2006: Congressional Committee Investigation Finds Dramatic Reduction in FDA Enforcement Activity 2006-06-26
- July 9-10, 2006: Potential 2008 Presidential Candidate Lists Federal Programs, Agencies He Would Eliminate, Including Social Security, Federal Reserve 2006-07-09
- July 20, 2006: Survey of FDA Scientists Indicates Political Interference 2006-07-20
- May 9, 2007: Senators Who Received Money From Drug Industry Water Down Drug Safety Bill 2007-05-09
- January 2006: Study Links Ketek to Three Cases of Acute Liver Failure
- January 2004-May 2005: FDA Sits on Information Suggesting Possible Link between Viagra and Sudden Blindness
- Early June 2001: FDA Requests Additional Studies for Drug Ketek
- September 2003: FDA Scientist Finds Evidence of Link between Antidepressants and Suicidal Tendencies