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FDA, once stood for the Food & Drug Administration, now stands for the Fentanyl & Dilaudid Administration.


FDA Approvals

  1. On September 26, 2013, the FDA approved the "Afternoon-After" pill, formally known as Plan Deal-With-It-Later (whaeneverorgestrel).[1]
  2. 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.[2]
  3. On March 22, 2015, the FDA approved the H-Vape 86 or 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.[3]
  4. On April 30, 2015, the FDA announced the development of a breakthrough medication for the treatment of status dramaticus called normale saline, which is best given by a fast push then walking away.[4]
  5. 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.[5]
  6. On June 24, 2015, the FDA approved a prosthetic robotic penis to help treat erectile dysfunction.[6]
  7. On April 18, 2015, the FDA approved Merck's Priapic (mycoxaflopin) for the treatment of both bacterial infections and male impotence.[7]
  8. On August 21, 2015, the FDA approved OxyContin for children under the condition that they are "yay high."[8]
  9. On July 20, 2016, the FDA granted approval for Bovie to cut government red tape.[9]
  10. On January 28, 2017, the FDA approved a postmortem chemotherapy to be administered up to 5 years after a patient's death.[10]


FDA Bans

  1. On April 7, 2014, the FDA banned insulin after data conclusively showed that insulin was associated with heart disease, obesity, retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy.[11]
  2. 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.[12]


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

  1. ↑ FDA Approves Afternoon-After Pill
  2. ↑ FDA Approves “FUROSESONEROLAQUINOX” for Undifferentiated Dyspnea
  3. ↑ FDA Finally Approves The Ativan Diffuser for All Hospital Units
  4. ↑ Exciting New Treatment for “Status Dramaticus” Released Today by the FDA and NIH
  5. ↑ Nomega Approved by FDA
  6. ↑ Pioneering Bionics Company Gains FDA Approval for Robotic Penis
  7. ↑ FDA Approves First Antibiotic/Male Impotence Drug: Mycoxaflopin
  8. ↑ FDA Approves OxyContin for Kids Tall Enough to Get on This Ride
  9. ↑ Bovie™ Electrocautery Receives FDA Approval for Cutting Red Tape
  10. ↑ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol
  11. ↑ FDA Bans Insulin Amid Reports of Increased Amputations and Other Life Threatening Diseases
  12. ↑ FDA Bans Any Narcotic with the Letter “D” In It


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