1960    The FDA announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

1985    The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.

1987    The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.

1998    The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.