Class | Name/Company | Approval Dates and Comments |
Scalp Dermatoses |
Janssen-Ortho |
Approved by the Canadian HPB March, 1998 for the new |
Topical |
Astra |
Approved by the FDA February, 1998 as a pre-procedural |
New Formulations | ||
Acne vulgaris |
Penederm |
This new gel formulation was approved by the FDA |
Acne vulgaris |
Galderma |
Applied once a day in the evening for the treatment of acne. |
US FDA – Recommendations | ||
Wound |
Closure Medical |
An FDA advisory panel recommended approval of this |
Labelling Changes | |
Parke-Davis |
This lipid reducing agent has been reported to cause angioneurotic edema in some patients |
Hoffman La Roche |
Upon advice from the FDA in early March, Roche sent out Dear Doctor letters to US physicians |