Shortage of TEVA

[posthinking01]

Hi not sure if this is common knowledge on here - I did read a while back there were shortages but not sure if it was known that TEVA had lost their licence for 100 mcg tablets and then the MHRA advised the medical profession in the interim to prescribe liquid levothyroxine for those who are sensitive to changes of supplier. I now cannot get the liquid anywhere which is a disaster as I am lactose intolerant and this would be sugar free for diabetics too.

fiercepharma.com/pharma/mhr...

I am now contacting my GP pharmacy to let them know as TEVA website states to contact GP if you have supply problems and I have also put a call into my local MP to get these shortages of such an important drug sorted out - when the MHRA advised liquid was prescribed then the powers that be should have ensured there was an uptake in the liquid product.

Any ideas?

Tx

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

That happened in 2012! 🔶 Over ten years ago. 🔶

Teva was providing a product that had been previously been supplied under other names.

All Teva levothyroxine in the UK was withdrawn from market completely for a few years.

Then, about four years later, a wholly different formulation was approved and launched.

Marketing Authorisations were granted in the UK on 15 September 2016

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Which is what we now have. And it is available in 12.5, 25, 50, 75 and 100 microgram dosages. Made in different factory in a different country.

[posthinking01 in reply to helvella]

OK sorry.............I realised that just after sending - didn't notice at the time - perhaps because I am so upset I am having a problem getting my meds again .

[posthinking01 in reply to helvella]

Does anyone know why ALL oral solution is unavailable.

[Wua13262348 in reply to posthinking01]

There is some 100mcg Teva liquid levo at the moment, no 50mcg or 75 mcg. I was told this on Saturday 19/11/22 at Boots.

I got the 100mcg Teva liquid on Saturday, but have been pushing for what was fulfilment of 1 bottle of 50mcg liquid since 20/9/22.

Whilst members, in England, were being given Brillpharma by Boots very recently , 50 and 75 mcg , my Boots branch couldn't get it or anything else.

I am in Scotland which must be different from the English supply chain.

The Teva I got, after a 2 month wait, was ordered from England , the previous Sunday.

Hope this helps.

They also told me there would be no more liquid Teva until the end of January.