Be careful about quality of medications

[Treetop33]

Hi all,

In the 'wild west' UK I just want to caution everyone about checking where their medication comes from.

In the past I've posted about getting clopidogrel with many, many additives from a pharma brand with many court findings against them for quality. I managed to get my GP to specify a quality brand.

I recently received a prescription for LDN from my GP (I didn't ask for it as I get it privately). I looked up the manufacturer as I couldn't find the list of ingredients. Naltrexone isn't listed anywhere. I found their 'place of manufacture' and it's an office on a run down trading estate. Naltrexone isn't listed anywhere as being one of their drugs. It is an import, evidently, but who knows where from? The drug is listed as being 'manufactured' by them on behalf of another company who was fined for supplying wildly under strength drugs.

I find it astonishing that pharmacies are taking chances with cheap, dodgy brands that may impact our health.

I assume our recourse on this is limited, so please, please be on your guard. Check ingredients, check manufacturers and ask your GP to specify particular brands.

Take care everyone xx

[kt11]

Thank you Treetop. Well done for your sleuthing! You shouldn't have to do it, but you do! Take care x

[StriatedCaracara]

Thanks Treetops

This one is only made in one factory, each tablet individually, made I was told..

healthunlocked.com/lupusuk/...

[FredaN]

There's a list on the NICE website of UK manufacturers bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/naltr... if that helps.