Sourcing T3 medication

[JonnyA]

I currently have a private prescription for T3 medication, which gives me the access I need. It is however, quite expensive - costing the best part of £150 per month.

Are there any alternative ways of obtaining trustworthy T3 medication at a lower cost?

Thanks!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

How much T3 are you currently taking

Private prescription that specifies Thybon Henning 20mcg liothyronine

enables access to T3 20mcg tablets at 50p each - £50 per 100 tablets via specialist Uk pharmacies

UK licensed T3 is more expensive at £72 per 28 tablets 20mcg

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

JonnyA

If it's not already written this way, ask your doctor to put on your prescription

Thybon Henning liothyronine 20mcg x 100 tablets

(or multiples of 100)

and then use

Roseway Labs

Chemist4U

Smartway Pharma

who all charge £50 for 100 tablets which is the cheapest you will get on prescription.

See here for details of Pharmacies :

thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

[Sewing12 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you so much for this information, it’s a great help. I going to contact one of the labs today for a price. Can I just ask is Thybon Henning the trade name and that why I have to get the detox specify it on y prescription

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Sewing12]

Thybon Henning is a German make. Thybon - brand; Henning - company. Nowadays, Henning is a part of Sanofi Deutschland - part of the greater Sanofi group.

Information on many makes available here:

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:

dropbox.com/s/wfhrlmb5983co...

From Google Drive:

drive.google.com/file/d/12N...

[JonnyA]

Thanks for the responses guys. At the moment I’m taking 5mcg tablets. I assume the 20mcg ones aren’t slow release or anything and I’d need to cut the tablets? Is that correct?

Thanks!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to JonnyA]

No - Thybon Henning is not slow or delayed release.

To maintain the same dosing, yes, you would need to split the tablets.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to JonnyA]

They cut easily with sharp craft scalpel or pill cutter

[Llantnerb]

Roseway labs pharmacy does 5mg for £1 each if you’re not mad about the prospect of cutting the 20mg ones up

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Llantnerb]

I think you mean micrograms (mcg) rather than milligrams (mg).

Which manufacturer's tablets are they able to supply?

And very, very expensive. For 20 micrograms, that is £4. Whereas a single 20 microgram tablet of Thybon Henning is 50p. Eight times the price per microgram.

If you simply cannot manage to cut them, maybe you have to pay up.