Levothyroxine Sodium Therapeutic Equivalence; Public Meeting

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting on the therapeutic equivalence of levothyroxine sodium drug products. This will be a workshop involving FDA staff and representatives of three medical societies: The American Thyroid Association (ATA), the Endocrine Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). The purpose of the public meeting is to discuss FDA's regulatory standards and methodological approaches for determining therapeutic equivalence between levothyroxine sodium drug products. The agency is seeking comments and input from interested constituencies, including patient advocacy and education groups, and pharmaceutical sponsors.