Hi I am in india and have picked up abbotts 'Thyronorm" in case my generic levothyroxine runs out before I get back.
I take 150mcgs of levo and have got the 150mgs of thyronorm which comes in one tablet.
Does anyone know if I will be ok switching to this brand for a while?
Thanks
Flutegal
Not tried it, but I would imagine it will be ok. It is just a branded sodium thyroxine. So long as you dont have any problem with different fillers it should be quite similar to what you get here.
Are you sure it is 150 mcg?
Their web site only mentions 25, 50, 100 and 125!
Yes its got a green label saying 150mcgs. I dont know how they got that amount in one tablet and why they cant do that in the UK!
The web site didn't look to be particularly trustworthy!
Well, Abbott in the USA (same company? not at all sure) make their Synthroid brand in doses of 25, 50, 75, 88, 100, 122, 125, 137, 150, 175, 200, 300. There is NO problem fitting it in. Consider that a paracetamol tablet might contain 300 MILLIGRAMS and even the largest dose of Synthroid only has 300 MICROGRAMS - one thousandth as much active substance by weight.
"They" could do it in the UK. But there are several bad points about doing that:
Most countries that have extended ranges of dose also include colours to help with identification. Do we want extra ingredients? And if we do, remember that each and every dose would be different, so you might find some doses not tolerable.
If your dose changes, most obviously downwards, say from 200 to 175, you need a whole new prescription.
The more different products there are (and each dose would be a different product) the more difficulty in maintaining full supply of them all.
Unless a pharmaceutical manufacturer decides to offer such products, nothing will change. The NHS does not say "we want these products", companies say "these are our products" and, if MHRA allows them, NHS has to decide how to handle.
To get back to original, there is no reason to think it would really be any different from changing Mercury Pharma to Goldshield. That is, most people can manage but a few have issues.
Hi thanks for looking up all that info and letting me know. I might as well try it, and I'm due for a TSH test soon, so i'll know how I'm getting on.
You dont need a prescription for anything in India (it seems). It might be worth me enquiring about the likes of Armour and NDT since everyone seems to want that! Thanks again.
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