Obtaining liothyronine from Germany post brexit

[Lancashireboy]

I have been taking combination T3 and t4 for many years and for me it works buying T3 from Germany however this time I cannot obtain it because my English prescription is not valid post brexit.

I can however with a prescription from an eu practitioner.

Can any one help me with this one as soon I will run out of current stocks.

I cannot be the only person who finds themselves in this position.

[RedApple Administrator]

Lancashireboy, I think your prescription for Thybon Henning can be fulfilled in the UK now, by Roseway Labs thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

[samaja in reply to RedApple]

But don't leave it to the last moment to send the prescription by post as my laste one took 7 days to get to London first class and signed for! And then it takes time to get the meds to you as well.

[Lancashireboy in reply to RedApple]

Thank you, I am wondering how you get an eu prescription

[RedApple Administrator in reply to Lancashireboy]

Lancashireboy, As I understand it, you have a private prescription for liothyronine. This is no longer valid outside of the UK. You cannot get an EU prescription.

Use your private prescription to get liothyronine from any UK pharmacy that takes private scripts and will give you a good price. But if you specifically want the German liothyronine (at current price of 50p per tab), you can get it from the two mentioned i.e. Roseway or Chemist4u.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Thybon Henning 20mcg tablets are now available at 50p per tablet via Roseway labs or online Chemist4u

[Fluffysheep in reply to SlowDragon]

How do you go about getting a prescription for this? Is it only via a private Dr?

I know I asked my GP way back, and she said they don't do private prescriptions.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Fluffysheep]

Roseway only dispense with private prescriptions. This is what they say:

Roseway Labs is a private pharmacy that offers a range of personalised, licensed and unlicensed medications to private doctors and patients.

[Fluffysheep in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks SeasideSusie.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Fluffysheep]

Email Thyroid UK for list of recommended thyroid specialist endocrinologists who will prescribe T3

First step is to get FULL thyroid and vitamin testing - see if you need dose increase in Levothyroxine or vitamin levels improving first

[Lancashireboy in reply to Fluffysheep]

I have always had a private prescription from my go, it seems some dont

[Lancashireboy in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou

[JAmanda]

You can google ‘<redacted search string>’ if you need to get it without a prescription.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to JAmanda]

Advising a search doesn't help the poster to receive details about sites which have been used by members and shown themselves to be at least reasonably trustworthy.

For that reason, while I will leave your response in place, I will remove the suggested search string.

[JAmanda in reply to helvella]

I see that people can say you can by T3 at Roseway pharmacy but can I say you can buy it at name.com? It’s not just the rules of the site - I really don’t want to say anything that would make me a drug dealer!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to JAmanda]

Let me explain in a bit more detail:

Roseway Labs is an entirely legitimate UK pharmacy which requires a private prescription. Further, we have many reports from members that they have used Roseway Labs (and some other places mentioned from time to time) entirely satisfactorily.

Some of the sites you find by a search are deeply entrenched in things like steroids and growth hormones alongside T3. Some of the products offered are not from known, recognised pharmaceutical companies. And I suspect we have seen more issues about fake medicines from such places than other suppliers.

Also, many of these sites use the subterfuge of having a .uk address (or one like .uk.com which implies a UK connection but means nothing of the sort) when they actually operate from overseas. You usually cannot find the ordinary things you'd expect of any genuine UK site - like company registration number and address, VAT number, etc.

This forum has always banned links to non-prescription sources of products which are prescription-only in the UK.

Obviously, anyone can type anything they like into a search engine. But actually suggesting a specific search term which brings up some of these sites is a step too far. Even when the site is known and legitimate online retailer, links to prescription-only products, or saying that they do offer certain products, would not be allowed. (This can happen if the product if not prescription-only in some countries.)

[JAmanda in reply to helvella]

Thanks I understand. Now I’m worried the ones I’m getting are fake! But I think they’re ok. The packaging etc all looks legit. Thanks for the explanation.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to JAmanda]

This is the problem. If everything looks OK, we still cannot be sure it is OK.

Of course, if there are issues, maybe packaging has mistakes on it, the tablets are not marked correctly, etc., we can be sure it is not OK.

The site you went to might be absolutely fine! I certainly hope so.

[Hurtlocker]

You can buy German Thybon Henning LiothyronineT3 20mic tabs from Rosewell Pharmacy here in Uk...usually about £1.00 a tab...but one tab can be split to your correct dosage..good luck ..

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Hurtlocker]

To avoid anyone feeling confused:

It is Roseway Labs (or Chemist4u );

The price is 50 pence per tablet.

As mentioned on earlier responses.

[Hurtlocker in reply to helvella]

Sorry Hellvella...to much Alien watching from Roswell!!! It is indeed Roseway pharmacy ...

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Hurtlocker]

Price halved last month

[Lancashireboy in reply to helvella]

Thankyou