Roseway Lab

Having seen an Endo privately, he has prescribed three months of Liothyronine 5mcg to take once a day alongside 100mcg of thyroxine to see if my side effects improve..

The GP refused to sanction it and has asked the Endo to prescribe privately, and if I show improvement after the three months, the GP will then accept it and prescribe.

I have the prescription, and sent it to Roseway. The lab has said what I have been prescribed is not a generic form-

"As there is no brand specific, it would be Generic which would be

The Liothyronine on your prescription is the generic brand this costs £453"

"Any unlicensed medication such at the one I quoted

“Liothyronine SigmaPharm 5mcg and this would cost you £99”

(the grammar leaves something to be desired but you get the drift).

I understood that Liothyronine IS the generic drug, not a branded kind-am I wrong here?

I have to go back to the Endo and ask for the prescription to mention SigmaPharm 5 mcg to get the cheaper cost.

Help! I have been waiting since August for this and now it means further delays!

Any ideas please?

[Regenallotment Ambassador]

I would ring them and ask them to explain. I pay £75 for 3 months supply of Roseway’s own compounded T3.

They are super friendly and helpful 🌱

[jimh111]

I suspect they are getting confused. I think Sigmapharm is unlicensed in the UK and so needs to be prescribed by name.In any event I would ask your endocrinologist to prescribe 20 mcg tablets which you can quarter.

You will probably find 5 mcg too little to make a difference, you may need 10 mcg, 5 mcg twice daily.

[helvella Administrator in reply to jimh111]

Sigmapharm product is now licensed in the UK in both 5 and 20 microgram dosages.

However, it is utterly confusing because it is sold under the Viatris branding. And, so far as I can see, it is not supplied under Sigmapharm branding.

I'm still struggling to express this in the right words in my medicines documents!

(The imported USA Sigmapharm is in 5, 25 and (possibly) 50 dosages and has different markings on the tablets.)

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[jimh111 in reply to helvella]

That's why I couldn't find it here bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/lioth... and so I assumed it was unlicensed.

[helvella Administrator in reply to jimh111]

It really is set up to confuse!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Get endocrinologist to change prescription to 20mcg Thybon Henning liothyronine

Thybon Henning 20mcg are by far the cheapest at £60-£80 per 100 tablets

So SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper

Roseway can dispense just 20-50 tablets while you see if they suit you

You don’t need to buy the whole 100 tablets at once

Thousands of U.K. patients get 20mcg prescribed privately

Cut 20mcg into 1/4’s using sharp craft scalpel or pill cutter