Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Drug Amendments of 1962.

The article focuses on the U.S. Drug Amendments of 1962, which amended the U.S. Food and Drug Act of 1906. Topics include the enactment of the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, the development of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) Program.