When was the FDA formed?
History of the Food and Drug Administration
All of the initial drugs approved for the treatment of HIV/AIDS were approved through accelerated approval mechanisms. For example, a "treatment IND" was issued for the first HIV drug, AZT, in 1985, and approval was granted just two years later in 1987.[18] Three of the first five drugs targeting HIV were approved in the United States before they were approved in any other country.