Word: fda
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seizure symbolized FDA determination to start acting under powers granted it by Congress in 1962 to prevent the sale of drugs for which overblown advertising claims have been made. In last week's test case, the victim was the Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co., maker of some of the best-known products on the market (Listerine, Bromo-Seltzer, Dentyne, Smith Bros. cough drops...
...required by 1962 law, Merck promptly notified the Food and Drug Administration and simultaneously asked physicians to stop testing the pills. Commented an FDA spokesman: "It seems clear that this is a case where the law worked the way it was supposed...
...came to the conclusion that they contained nothing but creatine monohydrate, a common body chemical of no medicinal value. The stuff would cost 8? for the minuscule dose used, and Durovic's "not-for-profit" Krebiozen Research Foundation was getting a "contribution" of $9.50 for each shot. The FDA banned the shipment of Krebiozen in interstate commerce...
...Government's efforts, nothing was changed. The Krebiozen controversy will continue and perhaps become more intense. Dr. Ivy announced that he will go on treating patients; Dr. Phillips said he would not "until we know what is required under FDA law." The National Cancer Institute announced that it still sees no reason to make a further study, and the FDA will maintain its ban on interstate shipments. Said FDA's new director, Dr. James Goddard: "Each day that a person with treatable cancer relies on Krebiozen is a day that brings him closer to death...
...Life. It took Secretary Gardner a long time to find a man with the right credentials to attack such problems as these and try to put FDA's house in order. Last week he announced his choice...