Mercury Pharma Eltroxin and Mercury Pharma Levo

[ashquar]

Hi All,Please could someone confirm Mercury Pharma Eltroxin Levo is just a rebrand of Mercury Pharma Levo.

I have was having some serious side effects from levo, lio and blood pressure meds. I have stuck to my guns and force them to give me the same brand of meds all the time. I have my suspensions it's the blood pressure meds.

So just need to check the make up is the same before I take any.

Thanks in advance

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Yes - they are identical.

We have had that confirmed via the MHRA.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to helvella]

Managed to find an email from Advanz 14/09/2020:

Dear [ helvella ],

Thank you for contacting ADVANZ PHARMA requesting clarification regarding Eltroxin branded and Mercury Pharma branded Levothyroxine marketed in the UK by ADVANZ PHARMA.

As you are aware the products below share the same product license (PL) number, therefore are of the same specification/formulation:

Eltroxin 25mcg tablets (PL 12762/0016)

Levothyroxine 25mcg tablets (PL 12762/0016)

Eltroxin 50mcg tablets (PL 10972/0031)

Levothyroxine 50mcg tablets (PL 10972/0031)

Eltroxin 100mcg tablets (PL 10972/0032)

Levothyroxine 100mcg tablets (PL 10972/0032)

The relevant department have also confirmed that both of the aforementioned products are available.

The generic Levothyroxine tablets are available as a bulk pack and 28 pack size whilst the Eltroxin brand is available only in a 28 pack size.

I hope you find this information useful and helps with your query.

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Regards,

Gurjit Lidder

Medical Information Executive

I also found the response from the MHRA and, while there is nothing secret about it, posting it would likely cause confusion - partly because it is totally historic and several things have since changed, partly because the format will not display properly. Hope it suffices to say that any remaining issues disappeared by July 2014.

[ashquar in reply to helvella]

Thank uou for the speedy reply.

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