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'''FDA''', once stood for the Food & Drug Administration, now stands for the '''Fentanyl & [[Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)|Dilaudid]] Administration'''.  '''FDA Approvals'''----#On September 26, 2013, the '''FDA''' approved the "Afternoon-After" pill, formally known as Plan Deal-With-It-Later (whaeneverorgestrel).<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/09/fda-approves-afternoon-pill/ FDA Approves Afternoon-After Pill]</ref>#On October 21, 2014, the '''FDA''' approved Furosesonerolaquinox - which is a combination of Lasix, Solu-Medrol, albuterol, Levaquin, and Lovenox - for the treatment of shortness of breath.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/dyspnea/ FDA Approves “FUROSESONEROLAQUINOX” for Undifferentiated Dyspnea]</ref>#On March 22, 2015, the '''FDA''' approved the H-Vape 86 or [[Ativan Diffuser|Ativan diffuser]] for inpatient hospital use in order to help offset the difficulties of yelling patients, high patient-to-nurse ratios, and patients who are relentless with the [[Call Light|call light]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/ativan-diffuser/ FDA Finally Approves The Ativan Diffuser for All Hospital Units]</ref>#On April 30, 2015, the '''FDA''' announced the development of a breakthrough medication for the treatment of [[Status Dramaticus|status dramaticus]] called normale saline, which is best given by a fast push then walking away.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/status-dramaticus/ Exciting New Treatment for “Status Dramaticus” Released Today by the FDA and NIH]</ref>#On June 19, 2015, the '''FDA''' approved the drug Nomega, being the first medication on the market to have absolutely no adverse or therapeutic effects.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/vitamin/ Nomega Approved by FDA]</ref>#On June 24, 2015, the '''FDA''' approved a prosthetic robotic penis to help treat erectile dysfunction.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/bionics-company/ Pioneering Bionics Company Gains FDA Approval for Robotic Penis]</ref>#On April 18, 2015, the '''FDA''' approved Merck's Priapic (mycoxaflopin) for the treatment of both bacterial infections and male impotence.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/fda-approves-impotence/ FDA Approves First Antibiotic/Male Impotence Drug: Mycoxaflopin]</ref> #On August 21, 2015, the '''FDA''' approved OxyContin for children under the condition that they are "yay high."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/fda-approves-oxycontin-for-kids/ FDA Approves OxyContin for Kids Tall Enough to Get on This Ride]</ref>#On July 20, 2016, the '''FDA''' granted approval for [[Bovie]] to cut government red tape.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/red-tape/ Bovie™ Electrocautery Receives FDA Approval for Cutting Red Tape]</ref> #On January 28, 2017, the '''FDA''' approved a [[Postmortem Chemotherapy|postmortem chemotherapy]] to be administered up to 5 years after a patient's death.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/fda-approves-groundbreaking-postmortem-chemotherapy-protocol/ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol]</ref>  '''FDA Bans'''----#On April 7, 2014, the '''FDA''' banned insulin after data conclusively showed that insulin was associated with heart disease, obesity, retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/04/insulin/ FDA Bans Insulin Amid Reports of Increased Amputations and Other Life Threatening Diseases]</ref>#On August 2, 2015, the '''FDA''' banned the production and use of any narcotic that contains the letter D or a vowel in it in a hope to curb the opioid crisis.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/fda-bans/ FDA Bans Any Narcotic with the Letter “D” In It]</ref>  '''Fun Facts'''----Did you know the the letters F, D, and A are also the same three notes that make up a D-minor chord? WOW!!!!  '''Related Agencies'''----- [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] - [[DEA]] - [[List of U.S. Federal Agencies as Medical Agencies]] - [[NIH]]  '''Gomerblog References'''----<references />