After several years of feeling unwell I eventually obtained a supply of Armourguard via a NHS / private endocrinologist at a cost of about £200 every fifty days.
The effect has been astonishing and I feel alive again
However, the increase in the cost of living means this is becoming more and more difficult to afford and I fear for the future.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I might obtain my medication on the NHS or reduce these costs in any way please?
Thank you so much
NDT is an unlicenced medication in the UK and although you can try to get it on the NHS on a named patient basis you are unlikely to succeed.
Did you ever try a T4/T3 combination as that is what a few people are doing as a cost saving measure and works out much cheaper with T3 being only 50-60p per 20mcg tablet.
weewillywinkie, I assume you mean Armour Desiccated Thyroid (there's no 'guard' in the name).
What dose do you take? One way to reduce costs (assuming you cannot get it prescribed through NHS), is to get higher dose tablets and split them. e.g. if you take one grain, buy two grain tabs and cut in half.
DO you cut your Armour in half.
I've never been able to take any thyroid meds in just one daily dose, so I always split tablets, even with levo.
Erfa is 80p per 1 grain tablet. Could you consider switching brand?
Hey there again ;
Sorry I missed this post though so pleased to read you have found ' yourself again ' -
through taking Natural Desiccated Thyroid.
I think as they go, Armour is the most expensive brand of Natural Desiccated Thyroid.
I too take NDT and have been self medicating now 5+ years and much improved.
Prescriptions to display drug cost
Money talks - how much does NOT treating people with thyroid diseases cost the NHS and the country as a WHOLE - please take the survey
Teva Levo
