Glenmark Levothyroxine

[helvella]

Whilst we saw their levothyroxine withdrawn last year, I just saw something that made me wonder if it is coming back.

The dm+d is a database of all medicines. Much else in the NHS uses the dm+d data as a starting point. It is a legal requirement for new medicines to be added to dm+d within something like two days. And, though it is clearly hard to believe, your GP surgery system will get its data from dm+d. Just might take months to feed through.

Name Start Date End Date

Name Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram tablets 22-02-2023

services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/dmd-...

I can't be certain that this date represents a change. It could, I guess, be a mistake. But to have such a recent date suggests an outside possibility that it is returning to market.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Oh yes! I have contacted dm+d to ask if if it could be a mistake. Might email Glenmark later but they took ages to respond last time.

[Hedgeree in reply to helvella]

The time I contacted Glenmark last August the person I spoke with took my contact details then it took them 3 or 4 weeks to get back to me to confirm what I already knew; that it had been discontinued here in the UK.

If it is back then at least there's another thyroxine brand that's available.

[shaws Administrator]

O.K.

[Wua13262348]

Thanks for this. Looks as if may be 100mcg tablet only? It was a 25mcg Glenmark tablet I had last year. I wondered if they were allowed 25mcg in the market because there is only 2 makers of these, and possibly there might have been a problem with their supply at the time?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Wua13262348]

No - I just didn't bother doing the same thing for the other dosages as well as they all say the same thing.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Wua13262348]

There are currently three 25 microgram tablets - Advanz/Eltroxin, Teva and Wockhardt!

[Wua13262348 in reply to helvella]

Looks like an excellent result then. Well done on your phenominal knowledge re. medications existing and forthcoming. Glenmark seemed to appear and disappear a few times. I had it for 2 months, then it was discontinued. Lets hope its here to stay!