News tagged with 'Levothyroxine Sodium'

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the popular thyroid medication Synthroid yesterday after 50 years of being marketed without the administration's official endorsement. Synthroid has been sold for decades, but the FDA never required the drug to go through its formal approval process. However, in 19

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring Abbott Laboratories to slow production of its popular thyroid medication Synthroid. Synthroid has been on the market for nearly 50 years but the FDA never required the drug to go through its formal approval process. Recently, the FDA discovered potency problems with Sy

A popular drug used by people suffering from hypothyroidism may be subject to Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory action. Synthroid, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, is a hormone replacement drug which has been on the market for over 40 years. However, after four decades, Synthroid has never applied for,