Teva thyroxine nightmare

[Melinda007]

Recently my surgery's pharmacy cannot provide Mercury brand thyroxine and they are changing it to Teva which I had bad pains from it in the past! I would like to get another brand and have no idea where? It's stressing me out at the moment any help will be much appreciated.

Thank you

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Are you able to travel to get a prescription dispensed?

Boots usually dispense Almus labelled levothyroxine (which is actually the Accord product) for 50 and 100 microgram tablets and something else, in my experience Mercury Pharma or Wockhardt, for the 25.

You might have to ring round pharmacies to get what you are comfortable taking.

If you can't travel, there are numerous online pharmacies.

PS I agree and found Teva caused me issues as well.

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[Melinda007 in reply to helvella]

Thank you x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Ring around all local pharmacies to see if you can get Mercury Pharma, or Eltroxin is identical, both by Advanz

Which dose tablets do you take?

[TaraJR]

Can you tolerate other brands, or only Mercury Pharma?

Have you tried giving the government document on this to your surgery and pharmacy?

gov.uk/drug-safety-update/l...

[Sparklingsunshine]

I get Accord as a named brand and have had to change pharmacies several times in order to ensure supply. Often independent pharmacies are better than the chains.