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FDA drug approvals in 1961

FDA approved the original submission of 33 new drug and biologics license applications in 1961, from 24 sponsors. FDA marks 27 of them discontinued, every product under the application. From the Drugs@FDA export of 2026-09-03.

Approved	Brand	Ingredient	Sponsor	Application
December 20, 1961	ISORDIL	isosorbide dinitrate	BIOVAIL	NDA012940
December 6, 1961	PERSANTINE	dipyridamole	BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM	NDA012836
December 4, 1961	METOPIRONE	metyrapone	ESTEVE	NDA012911
November 13, 1961	MEPERGAN	meperidine hydrochloride, promethazine hydrochloride	HIKMA	NDA011730
October 19, 1961	LOMOTIL	atropine sulfate, diphenoxylate hydrochloride	GD SEARLE LLC	NDA012699
October 17, 1961	PERIACTIN	cyproheptadine hydrochloride	MERCK	NDA012649
October 6, 1961	DIURIL	chlorothiazide	SALIX PHARMS	NDA011870
September 26, 1961	RENESE	polythiazide	PFIZER	NDA012845
September 18, 1961	BLEPHAMIDE	prednisolone acetate, sulfacetamide sodium	ALLERGAN	NDA012813
September 5, 1961	ARISTOCORT	triamcinolone diacetate	FOSUN PHARMA	NDA012802
August 11, 1961	ROBINUL FORTE	glycopyrrolate	CASPER PHARMA LLC	NDA012827
August 1, 1961	ENDURONYL	deserpidine, methyclothiazide	ABBOTT	NDA012775
July 27, 1961	COLBENEMID	colchicine, probenecid	MERCK	NDA012383
July 21, 1961	LIBRIUM	chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride	BAUSCH	NDA012301
July 18, 1961	TORECAN	thiethylperazine maleate	NOVARTIS	NDA012753
July 18, 1961	TORECAN	thiethylperazine malate	NOVARTIS	NDA012754
June 23, 1961	VOSOL HC	acetic acid, glacial, hydrocortisone	SAPTALIS PHARMS	NDA012770
June 22, 1961	ORINASE DIAGNOSTIC	tolbutamide sodium	PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN	NDA012095
June 9, 1961	NARDIL	phenelzine sulfate	PARKE DAVIS	NDA011909
May 10, 1961	PLACIDYL	ethchlorvynol	ABBVIE	NDA010021
April 20, 1961	AKINETON	biperiden lactate	ABBVIE	NDA012418
April 17, 1961	CELESTONE	betamethasone	SCHERING	NDA012657
April 17, 1961	HALDRONE	paramethasone acetate	LILLY	NDA012772
April 11, 1961	ELAVIL	amitriptyline hydrochloride	ASTRAZENECA	NDA012704
April 7, 1961	ELAVIL	amitriptyline hydrochloride	ASTRAZENECA	NDA012703
April 5, 1961	TINDAL	acetophenazine maleate	SCHERING	NDA012254
March 29, 1961	DECASPRAY	dexamethasone	MERCK	NDA012731
March 21, 1961	FUROXONE	furazolidone	SHIRE	NDA011270
March 21, 1961	KENACORT	triamcinolone diacetate	DELCOR ASSET CORP	NDA012515
March 9, 1961	ENOVID	mestranol, norethynodrel	GD SEARLE LLC	NDA010976
February 21, 1961	PARNATE	tranylcypromine sulfate	ADVANZ PHARMA	NDA012342
January 27, 1961	ALDACTAZIDE	hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone	PFIZER	NDA012616
January 23, 1961	OPHTHETIC	proparacaine hydrochloride	ALLERGAN	NDA012583