FDA rates Lannett's levothyroxine AB.(Brief Article)

US generics firm Lannett says that Jerome Stevens Pharmaceutical, its exclusive supplier, has received a letter from the Food and Drug Administration approving the bioequivalence of its levothyroxine sodium tablet (an AB rating) to Synthroid, which is marketed by Abbott Laboratories.

Levothyroxine, used to treat hypothyroidism and other thyroid disorders, is one of the most prescribed drugs in the USA with over 13 million patients. According to market research, the …