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Coverage of Synthroid, the top-selling thyroid hormone replacement levothyroxine drug, from Thyroid Guide Mary Shomon

Synthroid Receives FDA Approval
Five years after the FDA called for levothyroxine drugs to go through new drug approval, top-selling thyroid drug Synthroid finally received its long-awaited approval, on July 24, 2002, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease

FDA Opens Door for Generic Synthroid
FDA Opens Door for Generic Synthroid: But Will You Want It?, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease

Synthroid Lawsuit Settled
Synthroid Lawsuit Settled, Patients Need to File by March 10, 2000 to Collect Part of Settlement Payout

Synthroid Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Approved
Knoll Pharmaceuticals/Synthroid Levothyroxine Thyroid Drug for Hypothyroidism -- Consumer Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Synthroid Bioequivalence Study Results Released, April 1997
This week, the most well-known drug to thyroid patients in the U.S., Synthroid, is in the limelight.

Synthroid Manufacturer Settles with 37 States
BASF subsidiary Knoll Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactures the popular thyroid drug Synthroid, will pay 37 states a total of $41.8 million in a settlement with the states' Attorneys General

Synthroid Has History of Problems, Says FDA
In a scathing letter to Knoll Pharmaceuticals, the FDA has officially denied their request for various approvals to bypass new drug application, claiming that the top-selling thyroid drug has not been reliably potent and stable, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease

Synthroid and other Levothyroxine Drugs Have Stability and Potency Problems
Synthroid and other Levothyroxine Drugs Have Significant Stability and Potency Problems, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease

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