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FDA drug approvals in 1979

FDA approved the original submission of 62 new drug and biologics license applications in 1979, from 34 sponsors. FDA marks 39 of them discontinued, every product under the application. From the Drugs@FDA export of 2026-09-03.

Approved	Brand	Ingredient	Sponsor	Application
December 31, 1979	TRANSDERM SCOP	scopolamine	BAXTER HLTHCARE CORP	NDA017874
December 28, 1979	MOBAN	molindone hydrochloride	ENDO PHARMS	NDA017938
December 19, 1979	CERUBIDINE	daunorubicin hydrochloride	WYETH AYERST	NDA050484
December 18, 1979	FORANE	isoflurane	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017624
December 10, 1979	CORGARD	nadolol	USWM	NDA018063
November 30, 1979	CENTRAX	prazepam	PARKE DAVIS	NDA018144
November 29, 1979	DITROPAN	oxybutynin chloride	ORTHO MCNEIL JANSSEN	NDA018211
November 29, 1979	PEDIAZOLE	erythromycin ethylsuccinate, sulfisoxazole acetyl	ROSS LABS	NDA050529
November 9, 1979	THYRO-BLOCK	potassium iodide	MEDA PHARMS	NDA018307
October 30, 1979	TOLECTIN DS	tolmetin sodium	ORTHO MCNEIL JANSSEN	NDA018084
October 26, 1979	LOXITANE IM	loxapine hydrochloride	ACTAVIS LABS UT INC	NDA018039
October 23, 1979	THALLOUS CHLORIDE TL 201	thallous chloride tl-201	CURIUM	NDA018150
October 18, 1979	CYCLOCORT	amcinonide	ASTELLAS	NDA018116
October 18, 1979	LONITEN	minoxidil	PFIZER	NDA018154
October 3, 1979	DEMSER	metyrosine	BAUSCH	NDA017871
October 1, 1979	GARAMYCIN	gentamicin sulfate	SCHERING	NDA050505
September 19, 1979	DANTRIUM	dantrolene sodium	PH HEALTH	NDA018264
September 14, 1979	CYCLAPEN-W	cyclacillin	WYETH AYERST	NDA050508
September 13, 1979	CYCLAPEN-W	cyclacillin	WYETH AYERST	NDA050509
August 29, 1979	CIS-MDP	technetium tc-99m medronate kit	SUN PHARM INDS INC	NDA018124
August 28, 1979	DEXTROSE 10% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose	OTSUKA ICU MEDCL	NDA018080
August 28, 1979	DEXTROSE 5% IN RINGER'S IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	calcium chloride, dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride	B BRAUN	NDA018256
August 28, 1979	DEXTROSE 70% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017521
August 17, 1979	DEXTROSE 2.5% AND SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, sodium chloride	HOSPIRA	NDA018096
August 6, 1979	ACETIC ACID 0.25% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	acetic acid, glacial	B BRAUN	NDA018161
August 6, 1979	RINGER'S IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	calcium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride	B BRAUN	NDA018156
July 26, 1979	LO/OVRAL FE	ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel, ferrous fumarate	CADENCE HEALTH	NDA018206
June 28, 1979	DEXTROSE 10% AND SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, sodium chloride	B BRAUN	NDA018229
June 26, 1979	TECHNETIUM TC 99M MPI MDP	technetium tc-99m medronate kit	GE HEALTHCARE	NDA018141
June 20, 1979	CHRONULAC	lactulose	SANOFI AVENTIS US	NDA017884
June 15, 1979	INDERIDE-40/25	hydrochlorothiazide, propranolol hydrochloride	WYETH PHARMS INC	NDA018031
June 15, 1979	SODIUM LACTATE 0.167 MOLAR IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	sodium lactate	B BRAUN	NDA018186
June 12, 1979	SURMONTIL	trimipramine maleate	TEVA WOMENS	NDA016792
June 11, 1979	NEBCIN	tobramycin sulfate	LILLY	NDA050519
June 8, 1979	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	sodium chloride	B BRAUN	NDA018184
May 16, 1979	LIPOSYN 10%	safflower oil	ABBOTT	NDA018203
May 15, 1979	NUBAIN	nalbuphine hydrochloride	PH HEALTH	NDA018024
April 27, 1979	LITHOBID	lithium carbonate	ANI PHARMS	NDA018027
April 16, 1979	PHENDIMETRAZINE TARTRATE	phendimetrazine tartrate	ACERTIS PHARMS	NDA018074
April 4, 1979	CECLOR	cefaclor	LILLY	NDA050521
April 4, 1979	CECLOR	cefaclor	LILLY	NDA050522
April 4, 1979	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	sodium chloride	OTSUKA ICU MEDCL	NDA018090
February 27, 1979	MYCELEX-7	clotrimazole	BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC	NDA018182
February 26, 1979	ESKALITH	lithium carbonate	JDS PHARMS	NDA017971
February 16, 1979	MYCELEX-7	clotrimazole	BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC	NDA018230
February 7, 1979	REGLAN	metoclopramide hydrochloride	HIKMA	NDA017862
February 2, 1979	DEXTROSE 5% AND ELECTROLYTE NO. 48 IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, monobasic, sodium chloride, sodium lactate	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017484
February 2, 1979	DEXTROSE 5%, SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.2% AND POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20MEQ	dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA018037
February 2, 1979	PLASMA-LYTE 148 AND DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodium gluconate	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017451
February 2, 1979	PLASMA-LYTE A IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodium gluconate	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017378
February 2, 1979	POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 30MEQ IN DEXTROSE 5% AND SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA018008
February 2, 1979	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	sodium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA018016
February 2, 1979	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% AND POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 0.075%	potassium chloride, sodium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017648
February 1, 1979	DEXTROSE 5% AND POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 0.224% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, potassium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017634
February 1, 1979	GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67	gallium citrate ga-67	CURIUM	NDA018058
February 1, 1979	PLASMA-LYTE 56 AND DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	dextrose, magnesium acetate tetrahydrate, potassium acetate, sodium chloride	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017385
February 1, 1979	PLASMA-LYTE M AND DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	calcium chloride, dextrose, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodium lactate	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017390
February 1, 1979	PLASMA-LYTE R IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodium lactate	BAXTER HLTHCARE	NDA017438
January 15, 1979	MYCELEX	clotrimazole	BAYER HLTHCARE	NDA018181
January 15, 1979	MYCELEX	clotrimazole	BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC	NDA018183
January 10, 1979	FUROSEMIDE	furosemide	INTL MEDICATION	NDA018025
January 9, 1979	HEMABATE	carboprost tromethamine	PFIZER	NDA017989