I was under the impression that the only brands of T3 you could get on NHS prescription in the UK were Mercury, Cytomel, and Perrigo (apart from the slow release and lactose free tablets). However, my latest Lio tablets are made by Sigma Pharm (edited, previously though they were from Sigma Pharmaeuticals which is a different company). So, how many brands are available in the UK?
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I foolishly discarded it as I hadn't realised they were a different brand (they cam in a brown pharmacy bottle). I phoned the pharmacy and they said they were made by Sigma, and there was a postcode. But that was all, perhaps i should call them back and ask them to look at the patient information leaflet for me.
No it was my mistake, it's very confusing, they are made by Sigma Pharm, but have the Sigma Pharmaceuticals logo on them (a Greek letter that looks like an E and I assume means Sigma), not the Sigma Pharm logo.
I phoned Sigma Pharmaceuticals and they are a different company, it's Sigma Pharm that my pills have been manufactured by. Very confusing!
However, I had thought that only Mercury, Cytomel, and Perrigo (apart from the slow release and lactose free tablets) were able to be prescribed in the UK, as those are the brands listed here
As you have been prescribed Sigma Liothyronine then it obviously can be prescribed. TUK information would have been correct at the time it was published. It requires updating to reflect that Teva Levothyroxine is now available and perhaps other Liothyronine.
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