which levothyroxine brands are made in 75 mcg?

[Judithdalston]

just anticipating that if I accept the GP’s wish to try dropping down from 100 to 75 mcg levo. that I then don’t end up with an unsuitable brand …Teva is a no-no possibly due to acacia rather than mannitol…I suspect some lovely admin/ member has a list of such things… thank you.

[Obsdian]

Perhaps the brand you have now hae 25s or 50s and your GP can make up your dose in multiple pills instead?

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I use 2 brands, one 50 and one 25, to make the 75 needed. I have ‘Mercury Pharma or Almus only. No Teva’ specified on my prescription (due to adverse effects from the latter). Alternatively, you could use a pill cutter to divide a 100 tablet into 4, discarding one quarter.

[DippyDame in reply to Buddy195]

Why discard one quarter...three of these remaining portions will make another 75mcg dose.

 Judithdalston

Stored correctly loss of potency over a few days is likely to be negligible

The average half life of levo is 7.5 days so any slight variation, the result of cutting, should even out

But maybe I'm of the "waste not, want not" generation!

I need high dose T3-only which I have to buy so appreciate the supply and cost involved. I would consider "discarding" as a waste of both medication. and money

[tattybogle]

helvella's put all the info on thyroid medicines here : helvella's medicines documents (UK and Rest of the World) can be found here:

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines

helvella has created, and tries to maintain, documents containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and, in less detail, many others around the world. There is now a specific world desiccated thyroid document.

I highly recommend viewing on a computer screen, or a decent sized tablet, rather than a phone. Even I find it less than satisfactory trying to view them on my phone.

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines - UK

The UK document contains up-to-date versions of the Summary Matrixes for levothyroxine tablets, oral solutions and also liothyronine available in the UK. Includes injectables and descriptions of tablet markings which allow identification. Latest updates include all declared ingredients for all UK products and links to Patient Information Leaflets, etc. PLUS how to write prescriptions in Appendix F.

dropbox.com/s/bo2jzxucgp9hl...

helvella - World Desiccated Thyroid

Contains details of all known desiccated thyroid products including information about several products not considered to be Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Desiccated Thyroid Extract/DTE).

dropbox.com/scl/fi/gx6dmz5i...

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines - RotW

Contains details of all levothyroxine, liothyronine and combination products - excluding desiccated thyroid products. Details available vary by country and manufacturer.

dropbox.com/s/dliou4fszbegw...

The link below takes you to a blog page which has direct links to the documents from Dropbox and QR codes to make it easy to access from phones. You will have to scroll down or up to find the link to the document you want.

Last updated 19/07/2024

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

[Judithdalston in reply to tattybogle]

Thanks I thought Helvella had done that, but nothing came up in the Pinned Posts to match!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Judithdalston]

Look at my profile!

It has this link to the index page for my blog:

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

I've never felt comfortable with the idea of pinning links to my own blog, etc.

Screenshot of helvella's blog index page

[Judithdalston in reply to helvella]

Thanks …my iPad is on go slow this morning and not downloading your Dropbox info.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Judithdalston]

It can be slow at times. I've been noticing that several sites have been very slow recently - even huge ones.

[Ellie-Louise in reply to helvella]

You should pin them, because you aren’t being big headed it’s quite the opposite.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Ellie-Louise]

I've updated my very long-term pinned post!

helvella - EVERYTHING - including Vade Mecum for Thyroid

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[RichmondLass]

Levothyroxine is only produced in 25, 50 & 100mcg. It just a case of taking 1x50 & 1x25mcg daily. Teva is the cheapest and licensed option, so generally the first option for your GP, like me, it seems you've had a major issue with Teva. I take a dairy free version made by Ascot, it's unlicensed so it's not cheap. If you have a helpful pharmacist, he or she would be able to ask their suppliers which one is available in your area....be wary of one made by IPS, there are no buffering ingredients (most have several like wheat starch etc) because of that, you can end up feeling heavily overdosed with the resulting conditions of being hyper.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to RichmondLass]

'Levothyroxine is only produced in 25, 50 & 100mcg.'

Not true. Teva also produce a 75mcg tablet. And there should be another brand, Aristo Vencamil, in a 75mcg tablet obtainable very soon now. Aristo Vencamil is lactose free.

helvella

[RichmondLass in reply to RedApple]

it was already discussed that she could not take Teva.....you should have read more carefully before replying.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to RichmondLass]

I quoted, and responded to what you wrote in your own reply.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to RichmondLass]

75 microgram levothyroxine are available from Crescent, Teva, and (soon) Aristo Vencamil.

(For completeness, 12.5 microgram are also available from Teva and Crescent.)

You do not need an unlicensed product to get lactose-free even if you need to avoid Teva - Aristo Vencamil is lactose-free.

helvella's medicines documents (UK and Rest of the World) can be found here:

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines

helvella has created, and tries to maintain, documents containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and, in less detail, many others around the world. There is now a specific world desiccated thyroid document.

I highly recommend viewing on a computer screen, or a decent sized tablet, rather than a phone. Even I find it less than satisfactory trying to view them on my phone.

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines - UK

The UK document contains up-to-date versions of the Summary Matrixes for levothyroxine tablets, oral solutions and also liothyronine available in the UK. Includes injectables and descriptions of tablet markings which allow identification. Latest updates include all declared ingredients for all UK products and links to Patient Information Leaflets, etc. PLUS how to write prescriptions in Appendix F.

dropbox.com/s/bo2jzxucgp9hl...

helvella - World Desiccated Thyroid

Contains details of all known desiccated thyroid products including information about several products not considered to be Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Desiccated Thyroid Extract/DTE).

dropbox.com/scl/fi/gx6dmz5i...

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines - RotW

Contains details of all levothyroxine, liothyronine and combination products - excluding desiccated thyroid products. Details available vary by country and manufacturer.

dropbox.com/s/dliou4fszbegw...

The link below takes you to a blog page which has direct links to the documents from Dropbox and QR codes to make it easy to access from phones. You will have to scroll down or up to find the link to the document you want.

Last updated 19/07/2024

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to helvella]

Screenshot of the levothyroxine products matrix from my thyroid hormones document (UK).

Levothyroxine products matrix

[Judithdalston in reply to helvella]

Thanks again…just picked new 75 mcg prescription up,it’s Crescent, had never heard of them before but see it’s on your matrix and not Teva in disguise!

[Judithdalston in reply to RichmondLass]

That’s what worried me, Teva did not give me replacement some years ago!