Has anyone used Euthyrox?

[Turtle83]

Hi everyone,

I ordered some Uni Pharma Levothyroxine off an online supplier I’ve used multiple times and had no problems with however I’ve just received my order and I’ve been sent Euthyrox not Uni Pharma! I’m unsure what country they are meant for and what the ingredients are. I also don’t have many of my old uni Pharma ones left so haven't really got time to send them back, wait for new ones etc. Has anyone taken this brand? Are they ok?

Thanks in advance,

Victoria.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Language is Bosnian

levotiroksin natrijum = levothyroxine sodium

Merck is an established pharmaceutical company, no reason for them not to be fine.

[Turtle83 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks Susie, I hadn’t heard of them before.

[Hidden]

I took Euthyrox for ten years and had no problems with it. However, it was recently reformulated to include mannitol which I understand has caused problems with another brand (Teva). If you have no problems with mannitol, you should not have any problems with Euthyrox. It's available in many countries and the language on the package varies because of this.

[Turtle83 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Cat, good to hear you took it for so long with no problems. The boxes were sealed but I’ve just opened one and scanned the ingredients on the inner leaflet with the google translate app and these ones do not contain mannitol, phew! So hopefully they will be ok.

Thanks for your help.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Hidden]

Hidden

Is this the brand that caused such a hoo-ha in France?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to SeasideSusie]

The French one was Merck

bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k714

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks SD, I thought it rang a bell when Cat mentioned mannitol.

[Hidden in reply to SlowDragon]

So Euthyrox? Because I don't think Merck manufactures another brand of levothyroxne..?