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Hi, I was wandering if Accord brand of levothyroxine is lactose and gluten free?

My pharmacy has given me 1 box of Teva, which is what I have requested and 1 box of Accord brand, which is not requested.

This has happened 3 times in the last 6 months

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Almost all UK medicines are gluten-free (and when they are not, it is usually very obvious).

Accord is not lactose-free.

We have two lactose-free makes available - Teva and Aristo.

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Geegee777 in reply tohelvella

Thanks, its quite infuriating when I have explained each time that i need Teva because of lactose intolerance. Very sloppy service, change of pharmacy on the cards 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

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Buzcat in reply toGeegee777

you will be lucky if you get a pharmacy that will give you all the same brand it's 50 of one brand and 25 of another I have to ask for a prescription for 50s and a separate one for 25s and take them to two different pharmacy's

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Geegee777 in reply toBuzcat

Oh dear, i will have a chat with my pharmacy this afternoon and ask them why this keeps happening, they readily swap the accord to Teva when returned.

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RegenallotmentAmbassador in reply toGeegee777

Accord made me so glurky, felt dreadful. Only took it for 48 hours. Sore mouth itchy lips, swollen tongue, raw throat burps, gurgles and diarrhoea. I had to change pharmacy to get Teva. Took 3 days with daily harassment of GP surgery to get it resolved. Also had to return the Accord to prove I wasn’t just hoarding hormones 🙈 it’s worth battling. Pharmacy are usually quite helpful just slow at GP end.

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