helvella - Levothyroxine Brands History

[helvella]

I've lost count of the number of times I and others have answered questions about levothyroxine brands in the UK.

While my medicines document is quite reasonable, I hope, in making clear what is what, historic makes have often confused.

I have collected together some information going right back to the first UK levothyroxine - Glaxo's L-thyroxine through to now.

Inevitably, it will have mistakes and is incomplete. If you can fill any gaps, I'd be interested to know.

dropbox.com/s/74uap8ddstcoj...

[tattybogle]

Looks good to me , can't see any obvious 'bloopers'(thanks for colouring it in .. that helps )

is a descendant of Henry Ford on the board of Aristo ?

"you can have any dose you want, as long as it's 100mcg" ..what's that all about ?

might as well say "i'm going to make shoes , but only in size 6"

do you have to build a new factory every time you want to make a new size of tablet ?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to tattybogle]

Thanks for looking.

The writer of such documents is so close, they cannot see anything after a while!

Aristo do make several other dosages - and market them in Germany. I see the release of the 100 microgram tablet as testing the water. I did ask at one point and got the impression they intended to add others. But they could well have changed their minds.

[lynmynott Partner Thyroid UK]

Wow! What an amazing document! Thanks Helvella. Some of those names I haven't heard of for years.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I have updated this significantly.

I am struggling to get accurate information - particularly from about 1960 to 2010. I know that covers fifty years and goodness knows how many possible changes.

If you took a copy before today, I suggest you download it again.