Quandary- are both these tablets the same🧐

[Suin]

My pharmacist maintained these tablets are the same brand. Yes I know they are both manufactured by mercury pharma,but surely they aren’t the same -bar being 100mg and 25mg? 🙄hands up if I’m wrong

[SlowDragon Administrator]

yes - I have same issue

I used to take Eltroxin mage by Goldshield which was the "best" for me

Then Mercury Pharma took over and stopped producing Eltroxin and only made Levothyroxine. So have had MP Levo for last 10 plus years

My prescriptions say Mercury Pharma only.

Last prescription I got was Eltroxin by Mercury Pharma. So technically I wasn't able to refuse it. But I don't want to try it unless I have to

Just FINALLY got really well.

This post says same thing and others have reacted to Eltroxin compared to MP levo

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Suin in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks I had goldshield before, and then had to take mercury pharma, now it seems I’ve no choice but this mix! Unless I shop around chemists 💭

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Suin]

I have to do that anyway. 10mile drive each way

We only have Boots here. They refuse to supply Mercury Pharma even though my prescription has it on there

[Clutter]

Suin and SlowDragon .

Concordia say Mercury Pharma and Eltroxin brands are the same.

See concordiarxinternational.co...

[helvella Administrator in reply to Clutter]

That is out of date - it is even clearer now - the Patient Information Leaflets are the same documents!

They changed the markings on the tablets (now LT 25, LT 50 and LT 100) - on both Eltroxin and Mercury Pharma Levothyroxine at the same time.

I think I also read that they were changing the colour of the foil on their blister packs.

Suin

The proportion of excipients to active ingredient is very likely different. I don't think the 100 tablet is four times the size of the 25 tablet. Who knows what difference that might make even if Eltroxin and Mercury Pharma Levothyroxine are absolutely 100% identical?