25 mcg Levothyroxine pill size warning

[Catseyes235]

Just wanted to point up that the 25 mcg Levo I have been given recently are a markedly bigger size than the 100 mcg. I really had to ponder this for a while but chemist said may be different manufacturer.

This is good if you need 12.5 mcg as they have a line and are easily divided in half but I do think the doctors / chemists should warn people as mistakes could happen. As I am on 125 mcg I have been filling my pill box correctly but occasionally have an extra 25 mcg from another pill compartment often using size as a guide.

If someone has visual problems it could be a problem. I was out of synch once with with pills so had lots of the smaller 25 mcg left which I used x 5 to make one dose.

Anyway just be aware!

[fuchsia-pink]

I got some MASSIVE 25 mcg tablets recently - much bigger than the 100s - and found I'd been given Teva. I also have a few Mercury 25 mcg tablets and they're much smaller - and taste nicer than the Teva. Note to self: check what I get next time and ask pharmacist not to give me Teva.

[Catseyes235 in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Now I’m used to them I quite like them as they are certainly easier to halve then the tiny ones and I could do with upping my dose at times but not by 25mcg!

[helvella Administrator in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Mercury Pharma levothyroxine tablets (including their Eltroxin) used to be larger than they now are. But yes, they are pretty small.

[MichelleHarris]

I’ve wondered about this too but I wondered about the amount of extra fillers required to make a bigger tablet as many of us have sensitivities x

[helvella Administrator]

We usually encourage everyone to keep aware of what make of levothyroxine they are dispensed. Some people do not find that they can swap makes without any problems.

UK Levothyroxine Tablets

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Last updated 09/03/2020.

This is a list of currently marketed levothyroxine tablets in the UK.

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🔹 Accord – formerly Actavis (manufacturer)

50

100

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🔸 Almus (an ‘own label supplier’ brand owned by Walgreen Boots Alliance – Boots pharmacies and Alliance distributor)

50 – This is repackaged Accord – formerly Actavis.

100 – This is repackaged Accord – formerly Actavis.

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🔹 Aristo (manufacturer)

100

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🔹 Mercury Pharma (manufacturer – part of Advanz) includes both “Levothyroxine” and “Eltroxin” which are identical.

25

50

100

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🔹 Teva (manufacturer)

12.5

25

50

75

100

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🔸 Northstar (an ‘own label supplier’ brand owned by McKesson – Lloyds pharmacies and AAH distributor)

25 – This is repackaged Teva. ❗

50 – This is repackaged Accord - formerly Actavis. ❗

100 – This is repackaged Accord - formerly Actavis. ❗

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🔹 Wockhardt (manufacturer)

25

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🔹 – identifies manufacturers.

🔸 – identifies ‘own label supplier’ products.

❗ – Take particular note of the actual product which varies by dosage.

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Numbers refer to tablet dosages in micrograms.

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[Catseyes235 in reply to helvella]

This is the first time in nearly 40 years I’ve seen 25s bigger than 100s!