Confused!?? Anyone heard of PHD/EG Brand of levothyroxine?

[ThyroidObsessed]

I asked my pharmacist if she could try and get my the mercury pharma brand of levo as i cant tolerate teva and also actavis is not suiting me either.. she called me and said shes managed to track down a brand that can be delivered by monday and its called PHD/HD thats the only details she got about it?? Had anyone heard of this do the intials stand for something?

[ThyroidObsessed]

Anyone??

[helvella Administrator]

So far as I can tell, there is no such product.

Two obvious possibilities:

It is going to be provided by a "specials" manufacturer;

There is something wrong with the name as posted.

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to helvella]

Thanks for your reply.. i will see what it is tomorrow and let u know..

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to helvella]

Whats a specials manufacturer?

[helvella Administrator in reply to ThyroidObsessed]

A Special is an unlicensed medicine prescribed to meet the individual clinical need of a patient when a suitable licensed medicine is not available. ‘Specials’ account for approximately 1% of all prescriptions in the UK, but account for more than 75,000 different formulations.

Medicines for specific patient needs

There are many different reasons why a licensed medicine might not be available. Often the formulation that would best meet the patient’s needs has not been commercially manufactured by any drug company in a licensed version. Sometimes the licensed product that may suit the patient’s needs has been discontinued temporarily. In these circumstances a Special will be prescribed. These Special prescriptions are dealt with in exactly the same way as any other prescription, except that the pharmacist dispensing the drug will have to take steps to fulfil the prescription in a different way. This can be either by formulating it themselves or, as most often happens, by contacting a pharmaceutical Specials manufacturer to make up the prescription.

Types of Specials

There are more than 75,000 different formulations of Specials prescribed every year and very many reasons why a Special is needed.

Although Specials represent approximately 1% of prescriptions, this volume is made up of a huge array of different formulations, from creams and liquids to intravenous and injectables. Very few Specials prescriptions are exactly the same or are required at the same time, and so although some can be made up in small batches, a large number are made up individually to meet the needs of the patient.

apsm-uk.com/what-are-specia...

And a list, here:

apsm-uk.com/find-a-supplier...

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to helvella]

Thank you great answer!..

I will know on monday anyway ...

[FRANCES597 in reply to ThyroidObsessed]

Hi, what brand did you get in the end last year? I have just had the same information.... that I am going to get PHD /EG Liothyronine t3 as the suppliers cannot give Uni pharma,Teva or Morningside. The pharmacist said this PHD /EG is manufactured in the UK.

I am curious to know what brand I am going to get, of course won't see it till after the new year now.

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to FRANCES597]

It ended being just the teva brand after all that! The new lactose free one x