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T3 fillers & cutting very small tablets in-two

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Can any one help with advice on T3 fillers and cutting 20mg very small tablet in two?

T3 without wheat or lactos fillers if any?

20mg - breaking the tablet in two - according to manufacturer the tablet should not be broken in two?

Would very much appreciate advice.

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Anjh-Blue,

Manufacturers don't recommend cutting their tablets in half but sometimes there is no other option when smaller doses aren't available. I use a pillcutter to halve my 20mcg T3 tablet.

UK T3 (Mercury Pharma) doesn't contain wheat or gluten but does contain Lactose. If you are lactose intolerant your GP can write 'Lactose-free Liothyronine' on your prescription and your pharmacist can obtain one of the European lactose-free makes.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

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anjh-blue in reply to Clutter

thanks for this...spoke with AMCO provider and they said tables should not be cut .... so I asked them to make smaller tablets as my daughter cannot take 20mg in full. Also, had a moan about wheat/lactose filler.

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Anjh-blue,

There is no wheat in MP T3 but there is lactose.

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Hi anjh-blue , I use this pill cutter, it works on very small tablets.

amazon.co.uk/AcuLife-Pill-S...

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anjh-blue in reply to annie-7

thank you extremely useful info.

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