FDA Drug Recall Timeline

Safety-Based FDA Drug Medication Withdrawals
1980 – 2007

Drug Medication

Fenfluramine

Pemoline

Ticrinafen

Zomepirac

Benoxaprofen

Nomifensine

Suprofen

Seldane (terfenadine)

Etretinate

Encainide

Hismanal (astemizole)

Permax (pergolide)

Flosequinan

Temafloxacin

Propulsid (cisapride)

Levomethadyl

Redux (dexfenfluramine)

Duract (bromfenac)

Raxar (grepafloxin)

Posicor (mibefradil)

Baycol (cerivastatin)

Rezulin (troglitazone)

Raplon (rapacuronium)
(manufacturer only decision)

Rofecoxib

Lotronex (alosetron)

Phenylpropanolamine

Valdecoxib

Natalizumab

Technetium fanolesomab

Palladone (hydromorphone)

Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate)

Approved

1973

1975

1979

1980

1982

1984

1985

1985

1986

1986

1988

1988

1992

1992

1993

1993

1996

1997

1997

1997

1997

1999

1999

1999

2000

never

2004

2004

2004

2004

2004

Withdrawn

1997

2005

1980

1983

1982

1986

1987

1998

1999

1991

1999

2007

1993

1992

2000

2003

1997

1998

1999

1998

2001

2000

2001

2004

2000

2000

2005

2005

2005

2005

2007

Yrs on Market

24

30

1

3

1

2

2

13

13

5

11

19

1

1

7

10

1

1

2

1

4

1

2

5

1

N/A

1

1

1

1

3

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