Linda.... FDA apporval for any new drug is exponentially related to how many
people are desperately awaiting it's release. If ONE person is desperately
awaiting a drug's release, it takes one day for the FDA to release it. If
two persons are awaiting that drug's release - two days, five people, then
five days.
Let's see...... (counting)..... Well.. there's about 1.5 million Parkies in
the USA alone... OHMAGOD!!! Sorry... but it looks like ya can expect that
drug to be on the market in the year 2794!
(Click) Thank you for calling the FDA Information Hotline. Have a nice day.
Barb Mallut (with tongue in cheek)
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From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 1996 4:37 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject: Ropinirole
I called the U.S. headquarters of SmithKline Beecham,
producers of Ropinirole (215-751-4000, in Philadelphia) to
inquire about when it would become available in the U.S.
Their representative said all the documentation has been submitted
to the FDA, and they are hoping it would be approved sometime
in 1997, although he couldn't be more specific. He was very
sympthetic and said he wished it could be available sooner, but
it is out of their hands now.
Does anyone know how long FDA approval normally takes?
Linda Herman
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