glenmark levo

[Spotydave]

hi all. good to be back. after a possible skin reaction to levo accord. i stopped the levo.. ( i do believe it might of been a hashi flare up.. really itchy cluster of spots mainly on the forearms.. i do also suffer from excema and have all my life that also flared up at the same time. my endo has asked me to try Glenmark.. which im trying to do right now with my local chemist. i have been in touch with Glenmark and they have said they have it available so i now have to get the chemist to order it.

can anyone tell me if Glenmark is generally ok ??

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

It is very new to the UK market.

For that reason, I suspect very few have tried it.

Like some other products, it contains neither lactose, mannitol nor acacia. These appear to be the excipients most commonly suspected of causing degrees of intolerance.

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines

I have created, and try to maintain, a document containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and, in less detail, many others around the world.

From Dropbox:

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From Google Drive:

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[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

Hi helvellaThanks for getting back to me

So it seems this might be ideal to try... Should be ok?

I know its in stock with glenmark...as ive contacted them.

Im still wondering if it was a hashi flare up.. its just strange as when i stop levo the rash very slowly calmed down.. but i blamed the levo

Im trying to contact my chemist to try and order it from the wholesalers...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Spotydave]

There doesn't appear to be any obvious reason to avoid it.

Afraid, I think you are in the try it and see department. Best of luck. And do let us know.

[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

yep definitely worth trying it outthank you

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[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

thanks for the document as well .. wow that's quite a thing lots of info for UK meds etc.

[Orso111]

Din’t know about this brand. Bit after reaction to levotherox I switched to TCAPS (laboratoires genevrier) if this can help.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Orso111]

Are you getting that prescribed in the UK?

The document I linked earlier has information about all UK thyroid medicines.

[Orso111 in reply to helvella]

Excipient - glycerol

It is sold in Europe (bought it in France)TSOLUDOSE European Union Trademark Information

By LABORATOIRES GENEVRIER trademarkelite.com/europe/t...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Orso111]

Yep - it is in my medicines document for France.

For example:

base-donnees-publique.medic...

[Partner20]

Glenmark, and, indeed, any other make of levo, will be ok for anyone unless they have a sensitivity to any of the fillers used. This applies to any medication or supplement. If your reaction was caused by the Accord brand, you need to isolate the actual element involved, particularly as the Accord brand of levo contains only the most common and widely-tolerated of excipients. If Glenmark suits you, then you should be able to compare the fillers in the two brands to find which is the possible culprit for your reaction, and you will then be able to avoid it in any future medication or supplement.

[Spotydave in reply to Partner20]

Hi partner.. thsts for ypur response..I cant seem to find a chemist local that will even get it. Even though i know glenmark themselves have it in stock. One chemist didnt even have it on there system.

Im still not fully sure it was the levo accord. But i was fine with actavis.. sinse stopping levo its calmed right down . So my endo come up with glenmark..

If i can't get it i guess i will have to go back to my endo..

I have been tempted to go back on accord and see if it happens again. As im wondering if there t was a hashi flare up.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Spotydave]

Ask Glenmark who distributes their product and if they can help a pharmacy access it.

For example, if it were distributed by AAH, then you'd expect Lloyds to be able to get it as both these companies are in the same group. But a single pharmacy might need help to know how to get some delivered. Similarly, with Alliance and Boots.

There aren't that many distributors.

[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

I will email glenmark and ask them who distributes there levo .And explain im having problems getting it

Thanks for that.. i will give it a go..😉

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Spotydave]

I'd ring them - if they answer calls!

[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

I have just found this email i hot from them regarding distribution

Email

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Spotydave]

What a bizarre situation!

[Spotydave in reply to helvella]

It certainly doesn't seem easy as i thought it might

[tattybogle in reply to helvella]

does that translate as 'we haven't sold any to anyone yet' ?

[Spotydave in reply to tattybogle]

Lolol possibly 😂

[tattybogle in reply to Spotydave]

'praps email 'em back saying "if they'd like to send you a free sample , you know of a forum with 120,000 thyroid patients, that you'd be happy to write a review of their new product on."

[Spotydave in reply to tattybogle]

I like.your style 😉😉😉

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to tattybogle]

I can't read it otherwise!

What is the point of getting it licensed, then not making offers to distributors so good they'd bite your arm off?

[Boon79]

I am currently taking Glenmark which was dispensed by my local pharmacy a couple of weeks ago. Seems to be helping with the usual bloating!