Re: Can Anyone Verify This Awful Piece of News?(My Pharm says not true)

[Guest guest]

I emailed my Pharmacy about the " Rumors " going around here's what I

got back from them:

Dear Ms. xxxxx,

Thank you for your question about thyroid replacement.

I have not heard of any news concerning Armour Thyroid. My colleague,

who is a specialist in Endocrinology, has also not heard any news

pertaining to your question.

My understanding is that Armour Thyroid is F.D.A. approved and

certified by the United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.).

The topic may be related to levothyroxine products which had to get

FDA (US Food an Drug Administration) several years ago.

I'd like to offer a little background information on thyroid

products. Although thyroid replacement products have been available

and used for many years, they did not have official FDA (U.S. Food

and Drug Administration) approval. On August 14, 1997, the FDA asked

all makers of thyroid drugs to get FDA approval for the drugs in

order to continue marketing them.

The FDA set a date of August 14, 2001 by which manufacturers who wish

to continue marketing their products would need to have new drug

applications (NDAs) approved by FDA (or at least submitted to FDA).

Also, the FDA announced that it would require a gradual phase-out of

unapproved levothyroxine products starting August 14, 2001. You may

find the FDA's 'Talk Paper' on this topic to be of interest

(www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2001/ANS01089.html).

In the Talk Paper, the FDA states :

'Because there is no public health emergency that requires an

immediate switch to the approved drugs, FDA has established a gradual

phase out of distribution of the unapproved products to allow

manufacturers of approved products to scale up to meet demand and to

allow adequate time for patients and health care providers to make an

orderly transition from unapproved to approved products.'

Again, if you have any concerns about your thyroid treatment, please

don't hesitate to discuss them with your own Kaiser Permanente

clinician, who knows your medical history and has access to your

detailed medical records.

I hope this information is helpful. If you have any additional

questions or concerns about your medications, please feel free to

contact your Kaiser Permanente clinician or pharmacist (or the on-

line pharmacist, through our Web site).

D.

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