When was linezolid introduced?

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When did linezolid first get introduced?

Linezolid was introduced in the late 1990s. It received initial regulatory approval in the United States in 2000 1.

Was linezolid available earlier in other countries?

The earliest approvals were around the same period (late 1990s to 2000), with marketing and availability rolling out by country after initial approval. Public drug-history records commonly cite the U.S. approval year (2000) as the “introduced” date for launch in a major market 1.

How does “introduced” differ from approval dates?

People sometimes use “introduced” to mean the first time the drug was approved, while others mean when it became broadly available or first reached certain markets. For linezolid, the most consistent reference point in drug databases is the first major regulatory approval, which is 2000 in the U.S. 1.

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