Food and Drug Administration

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Summer 1957: Searle's birth-control pill, Enovid, received...

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Summer 1957

Searle 's birth-control pill, Enovid, received US FDA approval for non-contraceptive, therapeutic purposes.

1959: Thalidomide, a tranquilliser, was announced...

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1959

Thalidomide, a tranquilliser, was announced in Britain as a new product from Distillers Company .

10 May 1960: In the USA the FDA approved the use of the...

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10 May 1960

In the USA the FDA approved the use of the progestin oral contraceptive pill (marketed as Enovid). This had been developed by experimental scientist Gregory Pincus (later in collaboration with physician John Rock ), whom...

11 May 1960: The US FDA approved the first birth control...

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11 May 1960

The US FDA approved the first birth control pill, Searle 's Enovid.

1991: Norplant, an implanted and reversible form...

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1991

Norplant, an implanted and reversible form of birth control, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the US.

10 May 1993: The first female condom was approved in the...

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10 May 1993

The first female condom was approved in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration .

27 March 1998: The US Food and Drug Administration authorised...

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27 March 1998

The USFood and Drug Administration authorised the use of a drug called Viagra to treat male erectile dysfunction.
27 March 2013

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