Thyroid meds in bottle?

[SovietSong]

Hi all, I usually get my Accord levo in three boxes(3 months worth) but this time the pills are all in one bottle.There is no information on the label and no patient information leaflet with them.My pharmacy usually only supply me accord but I’m wondering because of supply issues I’ve been given something else maybe.The pills are white and round with “TC” on one side and “C” on the other.Any one else had similar experience?Any advice would be welcome thanks.

[RedApple Administrator]

SovietSong, You should have been given a PIL (patient information leaflet) with your bottle, telling you what brand the pills are, ingredients etc.

If you didn't get this, then get in touch with the pharmacy asap and ask what the heck they have given you, and why you've not got the usual boxes of Accord.

For future reference, when collecting prescription meds from your pharmacy, always open the bag whist you're still in the shop and check what's inside. That way, if there's anything unusual, you can ask for an explanation there and then.

[tattybogle]

look in here , (uk products are in the first link) , there are descriptions /pictures of what each brand of tablet looks like :

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, Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), 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 28/08/2024

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

[SovietSong in reply to tattybogle]

Thanks for sharing Tatty, much appreciated.

[Babette]

I had something similar with a couple of pharmacies and was told medication had to be put in child-proof bottles.

I created a bit of a fuss about them not being in the original containers so I can tell whether they've been contaminated - in one batch, a tablet had a black line through it and I probably wouldn't have spotted it in a brown bottle - and there's no PIL. It's also my responsibility to make sure they can't be accessed by children. Most pharmacists are ok with this.

[thyreoidea]

my Accord 100mcg tablets out of a blister pack are as you describe and have the same marking if that is any help but as others have said should have been supplied with a PIL (patient information leaflet)

I always check my prescriptions at Boots when I collect as you can hand anything back and ask them to replace if not having left the premises. In your case they may be trying to cut costs for themselves by buying in bulk.

Coincidentally when I was first diagnosed, my local Pharmacy gave me a brown bottle of tablets without any PIL, other than the printed label they had stuck on it, there was nothing else. Luckily as it was a new diagnosed condition and medication I opened the bag in the car park. There was no way I was going to take anything new without any information so I went straight back in and asked for the PIL. They seemed indignant hat I had the gaul to question how they could dispense a medication without a PIL and their competence, they then produced one pretty sharpish. I changed pharmacies after that and always got blister packs.

PIL’s are most importantly a safety information leaflet as well as what the medication is for and as what to expect.