As many will be aware, I have subscribed to get MHRA recall notices for medicines.
Some are very serious. And I usually post them here very quickly.
Others, such as minor typos on non-thyroid medicines, I ignore.
I don't often get to laugh at any of them! But this I did. I genuinely can't imagine a single thyroid patient who has gone through the difficulties of getting liothyronine prescribed, making a mistake in their interpretation! I think they might understand better than the manufacturer, the PIL reviewers at the MHRA and the pharmacists who have seen this!
Brief description of the problem
Strides Pharma UK Ltd has informed MHRA of an error in the patient information leaflet (PIL) for Liothyronine Sodium 20 micrograms Tablets and Liothyronine Sodium 5 micrograms Tablets. The PIL incorrectly states the product name under section 5, the PIL should state ‘How to store Liothyronine Tablets’ but is written as ‘How to store Levothyroxine Tablets’.
