Thomson Dialog and DataStar no longer have the F-D-C databases they’ve hosted for years. Gone is Health News Daily (file 43, HNDD, HNDO), FDC Gold Sheet/Silver Sheet (file 184, FDGS), FDC Reports (file 186, 187, FDCR, FDCA), and NDA Pipeline (file 189, NDAP). Although the DataStar news tells me they were to be withdrawn on the first of April, the notice only showed up this morning on the Dialog login page. The F-D-C newsletters, with their colorful names (The Pink Sheet, The Gray Sheet, The Rose Sheet, The Tan Sheet, etc.) are a staple in pharmaceutical libraries. Although pricey — The Gray Sheet, which covers the medical device industry, costs $1,365 per year for an individual subscription — they’re essential. They are also available electronically, with an RSS feed and e-mail delivery, directly from the F-D-C Web site . For Thomson to lose these Elsevier publications from its repertoire is not the best thing that could happen to Dialog and DataStar.