Abbott Labs Posts New High on FDA Approval (ABT)

Health care products maker Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) received US Food and Drug Administration approval to market its new glucose monitoring system for the nearly 26 million US diabetics who take insulin. The company said the device would be available…

Published March 8, 2012, 1:49pm ET Β· 1 min read

Health care products maker Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) received US Food and Drug Administration approval to market its new glucose monitoring system for the nearly 26 million US diabetics who take insulin. The company said the device would be available in the US β€œin the coming months.”

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