Accord

[Judyrabbit]

Has anyone had any side effects with Accord Levothyroxine 100? I have always had Teva but recently I was given Accord. I have been having a few problems and wondered if it could be due to the change in make. Any help would be gratefully received.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Request new prescription and get Teva back

See if that resolves the issues

Are you lactose intolerant

Accord contains lactose

Teva is lactose free

Many people find Levothyroxine brands are not interchangeable.

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.

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...