SigmaPharm 5mcg Lio on NHS prescription - Thyroid UK

Thyroid UK

140,917 members166,037 posts

SigmaPharm 5mcg Lio on NHS prescription

Wired123 profile image
6 Replies

I take this privately on private prescription.

It’s the only brand that works for me.

Has anyone got experience of having their GP prescribe this brand and which pharmacy can fulfil this?

The pharmacy I get mine privately from does not do NHS prescriptions.

Written by
Wired123 profile image
Wired123
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
6 Replies
SlowDragon profile image
SlowDragonAdministrator

No it’s not an NHS licensed brand

Very unlikely to get on NHS.

NHS 5mcg tablets are Morningside brand only

crimple profile image
crimple

Hi wired 123 I get 5mcgm tablets of Sigma Pharma on an NHS prescription because I cannot tolerate acacia powder and I won't touch any Teva with a barge pole after being very ill back in 2012 due to Teva 100cgm levo tablets not delivering the correct dose.My scrip is sent direct to Springfield in Richmond on Thames and the meds usually arrive within 48 hours in the post.

Wired123 profile image
Wired123 in reply tocrimple

That’s good to know. Do Springfield give you original sealed bottles of the tablets?

crimple profile image
crimple in reply toWired123

No, I wonder if they buy them in bulk? I get a brown plastic bottle with 180 x 5mcgm tablets, which is 2 bottles.( 3x 5mcgm per day and then enough for 2 months.) (my first scrip was from Boots but after that they couldnt get hold of it, the tabs came in the original white plastic bottles with the PIL attached to the bottle.) I have to ask for a PIL. I discovered that pharmacies are supposed to be inspected like GP practices.

Springfield hasn't been inspected !! You should get a PIL with every scrip!!

Wired123 profile image
Wired123

Strange why they give you those bottles as it’s surely easier for them to dispense sealed bottles.

I wonder where they get their pills from as from what I can see SigmaPharm only supply these in the 90 tablet pack size so where are Springfield getting their stock from?

Wired123 profile image
Wired123 in reply toWired123

I think you should push the pharmacy for an answer.

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

T3 on prescription

I get 20 mcg a day on prescription but it rarely comes in a sealed manufacturers container - just a...
jezebel69 profile image

specifying brand of thyroxine on prescription

Hi up until today my pharmacist has always let me have Wockhardt brand of thyroxine but she has now...

NDT Availability on the NHS - Brands & Cost

Hi, does anyone know if there are any restrictions on the brands of NDT that are available on the...
BreifneKing profile image

Advice please on obtaining a specific Levo brand on prescription

Next week I am due to have a total thyroidectomy and will be on levo from this point on. Would...
Lentil61 profile image

SigmaPharm Liothyronin T3

There was some discussion a few weeks ago that this drug is now being licensed in England. I’ve yet...
Wired123 profile image

Moderation team

See all
SlowDragon profile image
SlowDragonAdministrator
PurpleNails profile image
PurpleNailsAdministrator
RedApple profile image
RedAppleAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.