FDA On Pace To Approve 18 New Drugs In 2008 (PharmaceuticalOnline)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved nine new medicines as of the end of June, putting it on pace to be one of the slowest years for new drug approvals in the last five years.

FDA approvals clear way for flu vaccine marketing (CIDRAP)
Aug 6, 2008 (CIDRAP News) The six companies that make influenza vaccine for the US market have won federal approval for their version of this year's vaccine, in which all three flu strains used in last year's product have been replaced, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday.