Tirosint Sol

[Dolphin40]

Hello, does anyone please know which pharmacy in the UK can get Tirosint Sol? I have the prescription for my daughter but can only get capsules which is not ideal as we can’t really cut them.

Thanks

[Anthea55]

You could try the pharmacies on the ThyroidUK list thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

But googling for Tirosint Sol it seems that it is a liquid, which is why it comes in capsules not tablets. Maybe they produce different sizes of capsules.

[Dolphin40 in reply to Anthea55]

Thank you.I have done. Yes there is Tirosint which is gel caps or Tirosint sol (which is much harder to find) but is a liquid x

[tattybogle]

don't know about 'tirosint' , but i'm certain i've read on here someone describing a liquid Levo in a bottle that you dose by ml. with a pipette. It was only the other day , i remember , cos they were discussing 'accidentally' dropping the bottle .... sorry can't remember which post it was on.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to tattybogle]

There are several levothyroxine oral solutions. They are based on glycerol so end up as a very thick liquid. It has to be measured out carefully - either in a spoon or an oral syringe. Both can be messy.

I have created, and try to maintain, a document containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and many in other countries.

It includes all the UK levothyroxine oral solutions that I know of.

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines.pdf

This document has information about the available thyroid hormones in the UK and, in less detail, around the world.

dropbox.com/s/shcwdwpedzr93...

But Tirosint Sol is an ampoule with a thin liquid content. Can be taken directly into the mouth or mixed with water in a glass.

tirosintsol.com/

[Dolphin40 in reply to helvella]

Do you know if its ok to cut the Tirosint gel caps like we do with the thyroxine pills? X

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Dolphin40]

I have read of a very few people who do so - but as I have never even seen one, I really am not sure.

Clearly, the manufacturer expects people to take them whole. Any dose adjustment being achieved either by moving up or down the available dosages - or taking two gel caps.

[Dolphin40 in reply to helvella]

Thank you

[Dolphin40 in reply to tattybogle]

Thank you. Yes there are liquid brands here i could get but after this year, im not willing to ‘try’ my daughter again on a thyroxine with percipients. Tirosint is the most pure so reducing this variable could be a step closer to understanding some of her symptoms x

[HelsS]

Hi - I've taken Tirosint (50 mcg capsules) for roughly 4 years now as I became unable to tolerate NHS prescribed levothyroxine (and I did lots of research and found Tirosint thankfully). The pharmacy at The Manor Hospital in Oxford sources mine but I am under the care of an endocrinologist at The Manor. I'm not sure they would be able to source it for you if you are not under the care of a consultant there but it might be worth calling them to see what they say, the staff there are very helpful.

[Dolphin40 in reply to HelsS]

Thank you x

[Rubble86]

Hi - were you able to find Tirosint-Sol for your daughter or did she end up with the Tirosint capsules? : ) (hope your daughter is feeling well on whatever you managed to get for her.)