Levothyroxine sodium - Merck
Alternative Names: EUTHYROX; Eutirox NF® Merck; Eutirox®; NovothyroxLatest Information Update: 28 Mar 2024
At a glance
- Originator Merck AG
- Class Aromatic amino acids; Small molecules; Thyroid hormones
- Mechanism of Action Hormone replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Hypothyroidism
Most Recent Events
- 13 Mar 2024 Launched for Hypothyroidism (In adolescents, In children, In the elderly, In infants, In neonates, In adults) in USA (PO) before March 2024 (Merck website, March 2024)
- 13 Mar 2024 Launched for Hypothyroidism in Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latvia, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Germany, France, Denmark, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Turkey (PO) before March 2024 (Merck website, March 2024)
- 13 Mar 2024 Launched for Hypothyroidism in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Brunei, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Bahamas, Argentina, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Togo, Tanzania, Syria, Tajikistan, Sudan, South Africa, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Russia, Oman, Nigeria, Namibia, Mozambique, Montenegro, Moldova, Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar, Macedonia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Israel, Iran, Georgia, Gabon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Congo, Burkina Faso, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Benin, Belarus, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Algeria, Angola, Algeria, Albania, Canada (PO) before March 2024 (Merck website, March 2024)