I’m having problems sourcing Accord brand. All the local pharmacies are saying they only have Mercury sent from the supplier. I have a feeling that since I picked up and used my last script of this, which was two months supply, I haven’t been doing as well. I have mentioned to doc who says it’s all the same hormone! I know! 😬
Anyone else not able to get Accord?
I only want Accord brand too. My prescription specifically states Accord/Northstar only but my local pharmacist tries to fob me off with any old brand he has in stock.
When he says he can't get Accord, I phone Lloyds chemist in the next village. They often do have it, so then I know to tell my chemist to go to the same supplier and try harder!
Have you asked a Lloyds if they can get it? Also, I'm sure that Helvella has posts stating that Almus from Boots is the same as Accord.
Like you, I don't get on with Mercury Pharma ( nor Teva )......which is what my pharmacist usually tries to fob me off with. I'm sure he thinks I'm just being awkward...."all the same" 🤬. If only they knew !!!
Thank you! I feel supported !
There’s only one Lloyds in my area and they don’t have it.
I won’t mind so much except when they changed my brand, I thought to myself, Oh come on now, as long as it’s not Teva I’ll be ok. I am ok but just not as good!
My scrip says Mercury Pharma only and keep getting Accord! 😢
Superdrug and Boots both stock Almus, which is made by Accord. I recently changed pharmacies to go to Superdrug ,I get Accord as a named brand. They give me Almus 😄
Thank you.
interesting…..roughly where are you
Local pharmacies here only want to supply Accord even though my prescription specifies Mercury
I'm in Norfolk.
I’m in York. I found a pharmacy across town after trying 7, all saying they take what they are sent and that’s was invariably Mercury. Now I’ve just received a text from my practice ‘in-house pharmacy ‘ ( they issue repeat scripts but don’t supply) to say they will ring me tomorrow afternoon to discuss brands of levo. I anticipate what that convo will be about! Hoping I’m wrong.
Government guidelines for GP in support of patients if you find it difficult/impossible to change brands
gov.uk/drug-safety-update/l...
If a patient reports persistent symptoms when switching between different levothyroxine tablet formulations, consider consistently prescribing a specific product known to be well tolerated by the patient.
If symptoms or poor control of thyroid function persist (despite adhering to a specific product), consider prescribing levothyroxine in an oral solution formulation.
academic.oup.com/jcem/artic...
Physicians should: 1) alert patients that preparations may be switched at the pharmacy; 2) encourage patients to ask to remain on the same preparation at every pharmacy refill; and 3) make sure patients understand the need to have their TSH retested and the potential for dosing readjusted every time their LT4 preparation is switched (18).
And here
pharmacymagazine.co.uk/clin...
Discussed here too
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Netherlands (and Germany?) guidelines are for thyroid patients to always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Thanks for that. My recent extensive blood tests arranged by the Physician Associate at my group practice , show my tsh is well controlled so I think it will be a difficult one to argue. Besides, I might be wrong but I’d like to have the opportunity to test it out!
Try Boots if you can. They most often dispense Almus which is Accord product.
Thank you.
Boots exclusively have Almus which is in fact Accord.
Thank you.
morning I am having the same problem. I have always taken Accord brand which states on my notes. I feel alot better when taken Accord brand. I have had to take another brand until my pharmacy as ordered my brand in which they can do.
Accord
Accord levo? 
accord / Wockhardt Levothyroxine 
Teva nad Accord 
