Caucasian. adj. 1. (Peoples) another word for Caucasoid. 2. (Placename) of or relating to the Caucasus. n. 3. (Peoples) a White person; a Caucasoid. 4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Caucasia. 5.aucasian. adj. 1. (Peoples) another word for Caucasoid. 2. (Placename) of or relating to the Caucasus. n. 3. (Peoples) a White person; a Caucasoid. 4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Caucasia. 5.
Enovid was first marketed in the U.S. in 1957 not for birth control but to help with disturbances of menstruation (see Enovid brochure above). The U.S. Food & Drug Administration mandated a warning on the label that it would prevent ovulation. And women quickly learned that this pill would prevent pregnancy.
FDA's Approval of the First Oral Contraceptive, Enovid. This article originally appeared in the Making History column of the July-August 1998 issue of Update, the bimonthly publication of the Food and Drug Law Institute. Suzanne White Junod, Ph.D. FDA Historian.