Teva 25mg levothyroxine

[TVOReason]

Last week, for the first time my chemist, Whitworths, gave me Teva 25mg, it was packaged as Northstar but on the tablets it was Teva.

After 2 days I had a bad reaction to it, IBS, chronic heartburn, itchy skin and feeling cold.

I have not taken it since and the symptoms have subsided.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

TVOReason

That's correct, Northstar 25mcg is made by Teva. Northstar 50mcg and 100mcg are made by Accord.

So it looks like Teva doesn't agree with you.

You will need to ask your GP to prescribe with "No Teva or Northstar 25mcg" on your prescription, or ask the pharmacy to make the same note on your records.

Also, fill in a yellow card report to register your adverse reaction:

yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

Second one down "Side effects"

[TVOReason in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hi SS thanks for replying, I have filled out a yellow card report and will speak to the surgery this week and also the chemist, do we ever get a break

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to TVOReason]

Sadly, the answer sometimes seems to be “no”. 😢

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to TVOReason]

Bad reaction to Teva is extremely common

GP’s can have a habit of denying this

New Government guidelines

gov.uk/drug-safety-update/l...

If a patient reports persistent symptoms when switching between different levothyroxine tablet formulations, consider consistently prescribing a specific product known to be well tolerated by the patient.

Request all future prescriptions have note added

“No Teva brand levothyroxine “

ALWAYS check the bag at the pharmacy counter before going

[TVOReason in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks as always your advice is invaluable