Medication

[Dolphin40]

Hello

I was wondering what Levothyroxine brand is gluten/lactose free please?

Also, what is the best food sensitivity test to do?

Many Thanks

[CatsofCatford]

Teva brand is gluten/lactose free but many people on here find they can’t tolerate it. I’m one of the lucky ones who could and my test results improved significantly - I was able to absorb more of it I guess, being gluten/lactose intolerant like you. I’ve now switched to Erfa NDT however, and am doing even better.

[Dolphin40 in reply to CatsofCatford]

Why cant they tolerate it pls? What symptoms? Its my 6 year old daughter 😞

[Me2U in reply to Dolphin40]

yes I was wondering bout that too. Presume created side effects?

[McPammy]

I believe liquid Levothyroxine is free of these. I take liquid Levothyroxine.

[anjuliet in reply to McPammy]

I'm willing to try liquid levothyroxine as the lactose free one gave me debilitating overall joint pain. Thank you for this suggestion.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to anjuliet]

There are TWO UK lactose-free levothyroxine products - see my other reply on this thread.

[anjuliet in reply to helvella]

Thank you x

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to McPammy]

Unfortunately, some people cannot tolerate the amount of glycerol present in the liquid products.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

In the UK, Aristo and Teva are lactose-free.

No UK levothyroxine products contain gluten. In fact, very few UK medicines contain wheat at all.

See here:

coeliac.org.uk/information-...

UK Levothyroxine Tablets

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Last updated 30/04/2020.

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

Please note that re-branding (whether by a manufacturer or as an ‘own label supplier’ - which has happened with several products) does not mean any change to formulation.

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🔹 Accord – formerly Actavis (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 Accord-UK (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  50  PL 0142/0104

  100  PL 0142/0105

White

6mm diameter

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🔹 Advanz – branded both “Mercury Pharma Levothyroxine” and “Mercury Pharma Eltroxin” which are identical (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 Custom Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  25  PL 12762/0016 5.5mm diameter

  50  PL 10972/0031

  100  PL 10972/0032

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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 – (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 Aristo Pharma GmbH (manufacturer)

  100  PL 40546-0159

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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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🔹 Teva – (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 PLIVA Croatia Ltd (manufacturer)

  12.5  PL 00289/1971

  25  PL 00289/1972

  50  PL 00289/0038

  75  PL 00289/1973

  100  PL 00289/0039

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🔹 Wockhardt – (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 CP Pharmaceuticals Ltd (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  25  PL 29831/0130

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🔹 – identifies marketing authorisation holder.

🔸 – identifies ‘own label supplier’ products.

🏭 – identifies manufacturers (where known).

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

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Numbers refer to tablet dosages in micrograms.

Only products which definitely contain lactose are identified (🥛 contains lactose). Please check other products. Where products are ‘own label supplier’, check the marketing authorisation holder.

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[Dolphin40 in reply to helvella]

Thank you.

Please can I check- if you cant tolerate a certain brand, would your levels still be able to get to optimal or is this a reason you cannot get levels right?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Dolphin40]

My reaction is to think that it would depend on why you find one make intolerable. If the issue affects your stomach, that in turn could affect absorption. But if it did something entirely different, like give you a headache, then maybe it would not affect absorption, nor change the effects of the levothyroxine itself.

Mind, I don't have any evidence - this is just thinking it through.

[Dolphin40 in reply to helvella]

My daughter had daily tummy aches prior to starting Levo too. She still does 😞 Saying she feels sick/tummy aches. Doesn’t always want to eat and shes so skinny already 😞

[Nikkithemom]

Hello. I take Tirosent, which is Levothyroxine without any fillers, etc. I seem to be doing well on it after being on Synthroid for many years. I'm in the states, so not I'm not sure if they have it near you. Hope that helps. 😀