The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the format of its website
to make it more user-friendly, but the change means that some old URLs may no
longer be valid.
The agency said it changed its website, FDA.gov, based in part on feedback from
its main readers: Consumers, health professionals and industry representatives.

The new site, said FDA, contains new features that allow users to find
information more quickly. For example, information is now categorized by topic,
with related subjects consolidated in sections on the site.
Content has been also been reviewed for relevance, with redundant and outdated
content removed. In some cases, older documents have been updated. Some features
that have been removed "will return in the near future as we complete the
transition to our new format," said FDA.
The new site has new URLs for all content. In many cases, old URLs have been
redirected to the new locations. However, where there is no redirection, FDA
advises users to use its search function to find the information required.

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What a crock. But at least this explains why all the links are broken on
wikipedia. Took an entire day to fix those links. Also explains why I can no
longer find the older data. The FDA stated that:

Content has been also been reviewed for relevance, with redundant and outdated
content removed.

So I guess all the older data concerning the fluoroquinolones that documents the
FDA malfeasance over the years is now considered to be irrlevant and outdated.
As you can not find it anywhere on the site any more. Particularly the 1996
notice concerning the tendon issues. At least I can't anyhow. If it is still
there then it is a needle in a haystack.

capt' dave