any brand of 12.5 tablet other than teva

[Knackeredandcross]

hi all

I’ve discovered I have an adverse reaction to the mannitol in teva 12.5. The thyroid U.K. website says no other brand make this size. Is that correct please?

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Knackeredandcross

Keep an eye on helvella 's thyroid hormone document which shows all currently available doses by manufacturer (updates when necessary).

dropbox.com/s/wfhrlmb5983co...

Click on yellow T4 tab in UK section and you will see that Teva are the only brand currently offering 12.5mcg tablets.

You can achieve 12.5mcg by cutting a 25mcg in half, or taking 25mcg on alternate days. Wockhardt and Advanz/Mercury Pharma offer 25mcg tablets if you wish to avoid the Teva one.

[Knackeredandcross in reply to SeasideSusie]

thank you, I just got my prescription switched back to the 25 but all my local pharmacies have neither of those in stock 🤷🏼‍♀️

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Or cut a 50mcg tablet in 1/4’s even

Which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking

[Knackeredandcross in reply to SlowDragon]

I have had northstar/teva/advanz in the 50 dose with no problem but I can only get teva in the 25 and the mannitol seems to be the cause of my recent gut issues. I’m struggling sourcing any other brand of 25

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Knackeredandcross]

so cut 50mcg into 1/4’s

Alternative 25mcg tablets…..Mercury Pharma or Eltroxin by Advanz

Or Wockhardt only make 25mcg tablets

[Knackeredandcross in reply to SlowDragon]

can’t get any of them in any pharmacies near me, they all only stock teva in the 25. I’ll cut my 50s as you suggest. Thank you

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I’ve taken to using a pill cutter to split tablets into halves and quarters. You can find them cheaply on Amazon.

[Knackeredandcross in reply to Buddy195]

thank you