
| A chemist in thef Antibiotic Chemistry
Branch uses a transparent "dry box" with built-in rubber gloves. |
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The Bureau of Medicine's interest in increasing efficiency for
clearing new drugs and distributing work among staff members led to yet another
restructuring in 1965. The new Bureau consisted of five Divisions and the Office of the
Medical Director (still Sadusk). The five Divisions were New
Drugs (Smith); Medical Review (Howard Weinstein); Medical Information, formerly the
Division of Research and Reference (Donald Levitt); Veterinary Medicine (Charles Durbin);
and Antibiotic Drugs (Raymond Barzilai). The Division of Antibiotic Drugs continued to
evaluate antibiotic NDAs, but certification of antibiotics remained in the Bureau of
Scientific Standards and Evaluation. The Medical Advisory Board also was established at
this time to advise FDA on the problems faced by the industry, the medical community, and
other health-related areas. Sadusk chaired the Board, and its members included leaders in
medicine, pharmacology, dentistry, and veterinary medicine from across the country. |