FDCR database contains the full text of four related newsletters:
Each newsletter covers U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory activities, product development, packaging, retailing and advertising, trade association news, and corporate news, including financial operations, mergers and acquisitions, marketing and licensing agreements, and market share. The Rose Sheet also includes descriptions of cosmetics trademarks registered and filed for opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Sources for all newsletters include new product announcements, market research reports, press releases, sales and earnings reports, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings; government and trade association reports; reports from conferences, meetings and conventions; and interviews with industry leaders.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each FDC Reports database field.
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Label Name/Example
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ad Approval Date
example 1: 8 5 94.ad.
example 2: 94.ad.
an Accession Number
example: 0215044038.an.
ap Application Number
example: p860022 s35.ap.
at Approval Type or Class
example: supplemental labeling.at.
ce Category of Entry
example: marks registered.ce.
co Company Name
example: bristol myers squibb.co.
di Distribution
example: international.di.
ds Description
example: principle indication.ds.
du Date of First Use
example 1: jan 1994.du.
example 2: 1994.du.
pd Publication Date
example: 941031.pd.
pn Product Name
example: videx.pn.
pt Publication Type
example: recall.pt.
rb Recalled By
example: manufacturer.rb.
rd Recall Date
example 1: june 2 1993.rd.
example 2: 1993.rd.
rr Recall Reason
example: sample lines.rr.
so Source
example: blue sheet.so.
tc Trademark Class
example: '51'.tc.
td Issued Date
example 1: 10 25 1994.td.
example 2: 1994.td.
tf File Date
example 1: 12 6 93.tf.
example 2: 93.tf.
tp Published Date
example 1: 8 2 94.tp.
example 2: 94.tp.
tr Trademark Number
example: 1 859 409.tr.
ts Serial Number
example: 74 465 205.ts.
ti Title
example: colorectal cancer.ti.
tx Text
example: allelic loss.tx.
up Update Code
example: 9444.up.
The following are the Ovid limits for the FDC Reports database.
Limit Name Example
Update Code
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=9444
Change to FDC Reports from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/fdcr
Sentence Syntax: use fdcr