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FDA drug approvals in 1973

FDA approved the original submission of 43 new drug and biologics license applications in 1973, from 32 sponsors. FDA marks 29 of them discontinued, every product under the application. From the Drugs@FDA export of 2026-09-03.

Approved	Brand	Ingredient	Sponsor	Application
December 21, 1973	DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose	B BRAUN	NDA016730
December 17, 1973	FERROUS CITRATE FE 59	ferrous citrate, fe-59	MALLINCKRODT	NDA016729
November 27, 1973	ZAROXOLYN	metolazone	I3 PHARMS	NDA017386
November 26, 1973	SILVADENE	silver sulfadiazine	KING PHARMS LLC	NDA017381
November 23, 1973	ULTRA-TECHNEKOW V4	technetium tc-99m sodium pertechnetate generator	CURIUM	NDA017243
November 17, 1973	ISOPAQUE 440	calcium metrizoate, meglumine metrizoate, metrizoate magnesium, metrizoate sodium	GE HEALTHCARE	NDA016847
October 23, 1973	OPILL	norgestrel	LABORATOIRE HRA	NDA017031
October 16, 1973	UNIPEN	nafcillin sodium	WYETH AYERST	NDA050462
October 9, 1973	MIOCHOL	acetylcholine chloride	NOVARTIS	NDA016211
October 4, 1973	ANCEF	cefazolin sodium	GLAXOSMITHKLINE	NDA050461
September 28, 1973	OSTEOSCAN	technetium tc-99m etidronate kit	MALLINCKRODT	NDA017454
September 6, 1973	DECADRON-LA	dexamethasone acetate	MERCK	NDA016675
August 20, 1973	DUO-MEDIHALER	isoproterenol hydrochloride, phenylephrine bitartrate	3M	NDA013296
August 14, 1973	FASTIN	phentermine hydrochloride	GLAXOSMITHKLINE	NDA017352
August 14, 1973	REGONOL	pyridostigmine bromide	SANDOZ	NDA017398
August 3, 1973	QUESTRAN	cholestyramine	BRISTOL MYERS	NDA016640
July 31, 1973	ALUPENT	metaproterenol sulfate	BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM	NDA016402
July 31, 1973	BLENOXANE	bleomycin sulfate	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB	NDA050443
July 30, 1973	BACTRIM	sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim	SUN PHARM INDUSTRIES	NDA017377
July 30, 1973	SEPTRA	sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim	MONARCH PHARMS	NDA017376
July 10, 1973	ECONOPRED	prednisolone acetate	HARROW EYE	NDA017468
July 10, 1973	OMNIPRED	prednisolone acetate	SANDOZ	NDA017469
June 14, 1973	SANOREX	mazindol	NOVARTIS	NDA017247
May 30, 1973	PRED FORTE	prednisolone acetate	ABBVIE	NDA017011
May 16, 1973	CHOLEBRINE	iocetamic acid	MALLINCKRODT	NDA017129
May 15, 1973	ATROPEN	atropine	MMT	NDA017106
May 15, 1973	FLUOCINONIDE	fluocinonide	ALVOGEN	NDA017373
May 7, 1973	SELENOMETHIONINE SE 75	selenomethionine se-75	MALLINCKRODT	NDA017098
May 7, 1973	SETHOTOPE	selenomethionine se-75	BRACCO	NDA017047
April 30, 1973	LOESTRIN FE 1.5/30	ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone acetate	TEVA BRANDED PHARM	NDA017355
April 30, 1973	LOESTRIN FE 1/20	ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone acetate	TEVA BRANDED PHARM	NDA017354
April 17, 1973	NEGGRAM	nalidixic acid	SANOFI AVENTIS US	NDA017430
March 14, 1973	METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE	methadone hydrochloride	HIKMA	NDA017058
March 14, 1973	METHADOSE	methadone hydrochloride	SPECGX LLC	NDA017116
March 14, 1973	WESTADONE	methadone hydrochloride	SANDOZ	NDA017108
March 11, 1973	TOFRANIL-PM	imipramine pamoate	SPECGX LLC	NDA017090
March 5, 1973	CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN	gonadotropin, chorionic	FRESENIUS KABI USA	BLA017067
February 28, 1973	R-GENE 10	arginine hydrochloride	PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN	NDA016931
January 26, 1973	RETIN-A	tretinoin	BAUSCH	NDA017340
January 22, 1973	HYPERSTAT	diazoxide	SCHERING	NDA016996
January 10, 1973	VALISONE	betamethasone valerate	SCHERING	NDA016932
January 2, 1973	MICRONOR	norethindrone	JANSSEN PHARMS	NDA016954
January 2, 1973	NOR-QD	norethindrone	TEVA BRANDED PHARM	NDA017060