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...wondrous of Merck's wonder drugs is its newest, a substance called lovastatin that lowers cholesterol levels in the body by up to 40% and is marketed under the brand name Mevacor. Its development illustrates how Merck achieves breakthroughs via a combination of dogged lab work, close cooperation with FDA officials and a painstaking preoccupation with the safety of potential patients...
...examine the moon's surface. The company claims that results so far have been positive and plans to submit its findings next year to the Food and Drug Administration. Although it is already approved for treating acne, Retin-A cannot be promoted as an anti- aging cream without FDA clearance...
Alerted by word of mouth, however, consumers and doctors have not been waiting. "Ladies come in asking for it because their friends are using it," says Tucker. "Or they steal it from their children who are using it for acne." Prescribing Retin-A is perfectly legal. Observes FDA Spokesman Herman Janiger: "If a physician wants to use an approved drug for unapproved purposes, that's what's called 'accepted medical practice.' " Notes Stephen Kurtin, a New York City dermatologist: "It is the single most popular prescription I'm giving...
NutraSweet was initially approved in themid-1970s by the FDA with a warning forphenylketoneurics, those whose bodies cannothandle the presence of phenylalanine, an aminoacid...
Soon after the approval questions began toarise about the validity of the G.D. SearleCompany's data and in 1977 the FDA asked a Chicagogrand jury to investigate the accusations. Anindependent organization was called in to questionthe accuracy of the reporting of the scientificfindings...