Getting T3 in Greece

[girlinoffice]

Hi there, I am due (hopefully anyway) to go to Corfu. Does anyone know if it is possible to get T3 (5mcg) directly from greek pharmacies whilst there and would I need a private prescription to show them? Thank you

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

5 microgram liothyronine (T3) is a rare product.

USA, UK and Netherlands are the only sources I can think of.

UK Liothyronine Tablets and Oral Solutions

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Last updated 13/09/2020.

This is a list of currently marketed liothyronine 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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🔹 Advanz (marketing authorisation holder) – branded Mercury Pharma (also branded Tertroxin but not marketed under that brand in the UK)

🏭 Custom Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  20 microgram  PL 10972-0033

🟢 PIL mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔹 Morningside (marketing authorisation holder) – branded Morningside Liothyronine and Iraksin

🏭 Morningside Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  5 microgram  PL 20117-0323

  10 microgram  PL 20117-0324

  20 microgram  PL 20117-027

🟢 PIL Morningside Liothyronine & Iraksin 5, 10 & 20 microgram mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC Morningside Liothyronine & Iraksin 5 microgram mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC Morningside Liothyronine & Iraksin 10 microgram mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC Morningside Liothyronine & Iraksin 20 microgram mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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🔹 Teva – (marketing authorisation holder)

🏭 TEVA Gyógyszergyár Zrt. in Hungary (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  20 microgram  PL 00289/2116

🟢 PIL mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

🟣 SPC mhraproducts4853.blob.core....

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Some non-UK Liothyronine Tablets

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🔹 Abdi Ibrahim (marketing authorisation holders – Turkey) – branded Tiromel

🏭 Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey (manufacturer)

🥛 contains lactose

  25 microgram  

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🔹 Ace (marketing authorisation holder – Netherlands) – branded Cytomel

🏭 Ace (manufacturer)

  5 microgram  

  12.5 microgram  

  25 microgram  

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🔹 Greenstone (marketing authorisation holder – USA) – branded Greenstone

🏭 Peptido GmbH in Germany (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgram  NDC 59762-1206-1

  25 microgram  NDC 59762-1207-1

  50 microgram  NDC 59762-1208-1

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🔹 Grossman Cynomel(marketing authorisation holder – Mexico)

🏭 Grossman subsidiary of Bausch (formerly Valeant) in Mexico (manufacturer)

  25 microgram  

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🔹 IBSA oral solution(marketing authorisation holder – Italy) – branded Liotir

🏭 IBSA Farmaceutici Italia S.r.l in Italy (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgrammi/ml

  10 microgrammi/ml

  15 microgrammi/ml

  20 microgrammi/ml

🟢 PIL – farmaci.agenziafarmaco.gov....

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🔹 Mayne Pharma (marketing authorisation holder – USA) – branded Mayne Pharma (formerly Libertas, Perrigo and Paddock)

🏭 manufactured in Germany (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgram   NDC 51862-320-01

  25 microgram  NDC 51862-321-01

  50 microgram  NDC 51862-322-01

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🔹 Pfizer (marketing authorisation holder – USA) – branded Cytomel

🏭 Peptido GmbH manufactured in Austria and/or Germany

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgram  NDC 60793-115-01

  25 microgram  NDC 60793-116-01

  50 microgram  NDC 60793-117-01

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🔹 Sanofi (marketing authorisation holder – France) – branded Cynomel

🏭 PATHEON FRANCE in France (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  25 microgram  ANSM 34009 302 775 5 3

🟢 PIL (French) base-donnees-publique.medic...

🟣 SPC base-donnees-publique.medic...

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🔹 Sanofi Deutschland (marketing authorisation holder – Germany) – branded Henning Thybon

🏭 Sanofi-Aventb, Barcelona, Spain (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  20 microgram   ZN 6085344.00.00

  100 microgram   ZN 6085344.01.00

🟢 PIL 20 (German) mein.sanofi.de/produkte/Thy...

🟢 PIL 20 (English translation – out of date) dropbox.com/s/ccfr0tnmr7nom...

🟢 PIL 100 (German) mein.sanofi.de/produkte/Thy...

🟣 SPC 20 & 100 (German) mein.sanofi.de/produkte/Thy...

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🔹 SigmaPharm (marketing authorisation holder – USA)

🏭 Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC in USA (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgram  NDC 42794-018-12

  25 microgram  NDC 42794-019-12

  50 microgram  NDC 42794-020-12

🟢🟣 dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailym...

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🔹 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (marketing authorisation holder – USA)

🏭 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited in USA (manufacturer)

No lactose ingredient

  5 microgram  NDC:62756-589-83, NDC:62756-589-88, NDC:62756-589-08, NDC:62756-589-18

  25 microgram  NDC:62756-590-83, NDC:62756-590-88, NDC:62756-590-08, NDC:62756-590-18

  50 microgram  NDC:62756-591-83, NDC:62756-591-88, NDC:62756-591-08, NDC:62756-591-18

🟢🟣 dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailym...

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🔹 Uni-Pharma (marketing authorisation holder – Greece)

🏭 Uni-Pharma in Greece (manufacturer)

  25 microgram  

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🔹 – identifies marketing authorisation holder (or equivalent in other countries)

🔸 – identifies ‘own label supplier’ products

🏭 – identifies manufacturers (where known)

🥛 – contains lactose

🟢 PIL – Patient Information Leaflet

🟣 SPC – Summary of Product Characteristics document

🟢🟣 – Single document combining typical PIL and SPC information

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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.

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[girlinoffice in reply to helvella]

Thanks, this is very interesting. Never realised that my 5mcg supply was a rare beast. Really useful list thank you

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to girlinoffice]

If you can get a prescription, I would consider contacting pharmacies until you find one willing to contact Ace Pharma in the Netherlands. But it has to be a pharmacy/hospital that contacts them - they cannot supply individuals.

From what I gather, they are less expensive than USA or UK products. So would either save you money, or encourage continued NHS supply.

[girlinoffice in reply to helvella]

That's a great tip - thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You might get 25mcg Uni Pharma T3 OTC

[girlinoffice in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks yes looks like it. Alot more than I need a very hard to split!

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to girlinoffice]

Actually Uni Pharma splits easily...even into 1/8ths

Cutting to 1/4 is easy

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[Star13 in reply to SlowDragon]

Would you need a prescription? If so does it matter if it’s private ?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Star13]

Unlikely. Marz may know current state of getting T3 oTc

Private or NHS UK prescription almost certainly won’t work once we leave EU

[Marz in reply to Star13]

You may find the odd packet - they only have 2/3 in stock but may order in. Just don't be too greedy 😷 I lived in Crete until recently and had to produce my prescription !

[ThaiDogRescue]

I've not personally been to Greece in years but I've read on other forums that pharmacies in touristy areas will often let you buy without prescription.

[ThaiDogRescue]

one trick to find pharmacies that don't require prescriptions is to google questions like "where can I buy Viagra near X nightclub in Y city" there's bound to be guys discussing it somewhere and the same pharmacies will probably have T3.

[Lalatoot in reply to ThaiDogRescue]

I like your style!

[girlinoffice in reply to Lalatoot]

Laughing at recommended automated advertising that search result will yield!

[madge1979 in reply to ThaiDogRescue]

Hahaha😂🤣

[shaws Administrator]

You can buy a month's supply of T3 - they used to do so without a prescription but may not do so now. So I'd go to a chemist and ask as they might have to order it for you and it would come from the mainland.

T3 dose comes in 25mcg but it is easy to split into quarters if you get a pill cutter.

[girlinoffice]

Such a knowledgeable bunch. Thank you!

[Framboise]

I was able to buy four boxes OTC in Athens last Autumn but they had to order it in and it arrived the following day, so I also suggest going to a pharmacy as soon as you arrive and asking about it. I used to go to several pharmacies and buy whatever each had, but didn't have time to do that last year. It may still work!

Edited to add, I've just realised you want 5mcgs, the Greek T3 is 25mcgs, you could split it into four but probably not 5!