i need to now when synthroid was approved by the fda?

Question

i need to now when synthroid was realeased on the market to treat thyroid disease

Answer 1

"July 24, 2002 -- In the conclusion to a saga that goes back five years, it was announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the synthetic thyroid hormone replacement drug Synthroid, which is manufacturered by Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories."

The rest of the story is at: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/synthroid1/a/approvedfda.htm

Answer 2

Abbott Labs released Synthroid onto the market in 1955 but with full FDA approval in 2002. I myself have been taking it fore 5 years now.



source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthroid