Actavis to Accord

[Odinil]

Has anyone else felt bad since taking Accord, the company took over from Actavis, the pharmacist assures me its only the packaging that has changed but ive been on Accord for 28 days and feel terrible.

[Lalatoot]

No I use it all the time and have had no problem.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

More likely symptoms are due to being on too low a dose

Previous post shows you are only on 62mcg levothyroxine?

Come back with new post once you get results of your tests

[NikNok777]

Hi - I've just been through the same thing but they are identical as you can see by the active ingredients in the package - Northstar, Accord and Activis all have the same ingredients

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to NikNok777]

Please be very careful.

What you have written is not quite right. The 25 microgram Northstar is actually Teva (not Accord - who do not make a 25 microgram product).

It is extremely easy to miss that.

I agree that the tablets should be identical. Though, of course, we cannot rule out a "bad batch" issue unrelated to the change of branding.

UK Levothyroxine Tablets

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Last updated 16/08/2020.

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 (marketing authorisation holder) – formerly Actavis

🏭 Accord-UK (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  50  PL 0142/0104

  100  PL 0142/0105

🟢 50 micrograms and 100 micrograms PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 100 Micrograms SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 50 Micrograms SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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

🏭 Custom Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  25  PL 12762/0016 5.5mm diameter

  50  PL 10972/0031

  100  PL 10972/0032

🟢 Eltroxin 25 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟢 Eltroxin 50 & 100 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟢 Levothyroxine 25 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟢 Levothyroxine 50 & 100 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 Eltroxin and Levothyroxine 25 SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 Eltroxin and Levothyroxine 50 SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 Eltroxin and Levothyroxine 100 SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔸Almus ‘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

🟢 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔸 Northstar ‘own label supplier’ – (a 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 Ltdmanufacturer)

  12.5  PL 00289/1971

  25  PL 00289/1972

  50  PL 00289/0038

  75  PL 00289/1973

  100  PL 00289/0039

🟢 12.5 and 50 microgram PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟢 25, 75 and 100 microgram PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 12.5 microgram SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 25 microgram SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 50 microgram SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 75 microgram SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 100 microgram SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔹 Wockhardt (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 CP Pharmaceuticals Ltd (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  25  PL 29831/0130

🟢 PIL: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC: mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔹 – identifies marketing authorisation holder.

🔸 – identifies ‘own label supplier’ products.

🏭 – identifies manufacturers (where known)

🥛 – contains lactose

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

🟢 PIL – Patient Information Leaflet

🟣 SPC – Summary of Product Characteristics document

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Numbers refer to tablet dosages in micrograms.

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

There are links to product information on the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) website. products.mhra.gov.uk/ These are the latest versions known.

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[NikNok777 in reply to NikNok777]

Ah right I was referring to my own dose - thank you