Trouble finding accord brand of levothyroxine

[Hafsah2345]

Hi is anyone having trouble recently getting hold of this brand of of levothyroxine, or knows of an online pharmacy that stocks it because I’ve called over 30 pharmacies in my local area and they only stock Teva and others which I have allergic reactions to for some reason. Many thanks!

[Hidden]

Hi Hafsah2345

Do you usually get yours from Boots? This is their stocked brand. I’m also on Accord/Almus in the purple packet and they have not had any stock issues. I was given Teva a couple of months ago which I refused and they swapped it to Almus. The pharmacist said they were being sent ‘anything’ from the supplier but they easily got the Almus for me the next day.

I’m not sure if you are close to Boots, but it could be worth ringing your closest?

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[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

However, Accord (and Almus) do not make a 25 microgram tablet. In my experience, Boots often supply Mercury Pharma if 25 tablets are needed - but they could supply any make.

Also, the Lloyds group usually supply Northstar. That, too, is the Accord product in 100 and 50 dosages.

(But the 25 microgram Northstar is Teva, be careful!)

When someone reports that a particular medicine cannot be obtained by their pharmacy, I always suggest contacting the pharmaceutical company/manufacturer directly.

We have had many occasions when the information given by the pharmacy to the member has not been accurate.

Examples with good outcomes have included:

• There were issues, but they are now, or will very shortly be, resolved;

• There is no issue and it is not clear why the pharmacy said there was;

• The product has a new branding - and is now only available under the new name;

• Give the pharmacist some information and they will be able to get the product.

And examples with bad outcomes:

• The product is no longer available;

• There is an issue that will not be resolved in the time required;

• The product has been recalled.

Quite often, members have found that the pharmaceutical company/manufacturer can and will advise how a pharmacy can obtain stock. At the worst, you can find out from an authoritative source that there really is an issue that will not be resolved. With pharmacies, you will almost always have at least one extra company - the distributor - between the pharmaceutical company/manufacturer and the pharmacy, allowing confusion to enter.

Some pharmaceutical companies/manufacturers have been extremely helpful to members who have contacted them.

The company name is not always the same as the brand name. You can find the company name on the packaging (though in smaller letters and possibly on the back or bottom) and at the bottom of the Patient Information Leaflet. For example, Mercury Pharma is a brand name but the company is Advanz.

Contact details for most, possibly all, UK pharmaceutical companies/manufacturers can be found here:

medicines.org.uk/emc/browse...

Or the British National Formulary's list:

bnf.nice.org.uk/guidance/in...