RE: Teva Levothyroxine suspended

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Hi Sheila,

I should be grateful if you could advise me of the password to access mediguard, please

Regards,

Terry Walton

From: SheilaT

Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:12 AM

thyroid treatment

Subject: Teva Levothyroxine suspended

Marketing Authorisation For Teva Brand Levothyroxine 100mcg Tablets Suspended Over Effectiveness Concerns.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has suspended the marketing authorisation for levothyroxine 100mcg tablets manufactured by Teva. This comes after reports that this brand of levothyroxine was less effective than other brands, as well as evidence of manufacturing difficulties. As a precautionary measure Teva has stopped manufacturing and distributing levothyroxine 100mcg tablets whilst investigations are ongoing. Only the Teva and Numark brands of this product are affected by the suspension and other brands continue to be available. Healthcare professionals have been advised to be alert to any changes in the symptoms of patients who take levothyroxine, as this may be due to them taking the Teva brand of tablets. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?If you are taking levothyroxine tablets you should continue to take them as prescribed. Teva levothyroxine 100mcg tablets are temporarily unavailable but the supply of other brands remains unaffected. If you have received Teva brand levothyroxine 100mcg tablets in the past your pharmacist will dispense a different brand against your next prescription. It is unlikely that you will notice a difference in the effect between different brands. If you are taking Teva brand levothyroxine 100mcg tablets and you notice any changes in your symptoms, such as tiredness, weight gain, depression, feeling cold, dry skin and hair, or muscle aches, you should contact your doctor, who may decide to check your thyroid hormone levels.If you have any questions about this alert you should discuss them with your doctor or pharmacist. For updated risk ratings on all of your registered medicines, or to update your medicine list, please log into your profile (https://uk.mediguard.org/user).

We have had a discussion about this on the forum when this information as first made known. However, here is their notification in case any of you didn't know about this. You can take your present stock of Teva levothyroxine back to your pharmacist and they will issue you with a different brand.

Sheila

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Hi Barry - I would advise you not to stop your thyroid replacement no matter how

ineffective you are finding it. I did just that and made myself very ill with my

TSH climbing to 40. I am sure others on this site can help you with choosing

alternative replacement but don't leave yourself without until you have it. Best

of luck!

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Terry,

Anyone can register on the site and have their own password, I just did....

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> Hi Sheila,

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> I should be grateful if you could advise me of the password to access

mediguard, please

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Hi Sheila,Thanks for the info, I find your updates very helpful, I am on a different brand 75mcg and even find that unhelpful, my Dr won't Change the dose! I have considered stopping it altogether and just using the nutri medicine, I am having bad ringing in my ears and desperate to try something else.I wrote to Dr Peatfield and am waiting a reply.Yours,Barry , (Harrogate)Sent from my iPadOn 20 Mar 2012, at 03:12, "SheilaT" <sheila@...> wrote:

Marketing Authorisation For Teva Brand Levothyroxine 100mcg Tablets Suspended Over Effectiveness Concerns.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has suspended the marketing authorisation for levothyroxine 100mcg tablets manufactured by Teva. This comes after reports that this brand of levothyroxine was less effective than other brands, as well as evidence of manufacturing difficulties. As a precautionary measure Teva has stopped manufacturing and distributing levothyroxine 100mcg tablets whilst investigations are ongoing. Only the Teva and Numark brands of this product are affected by the suspension and other brands continue to be available. Healthcare professionals have been advised to be alert to any changes in the symptoms of patients who take levothyroxine, as this may be due to them taking the Teva brand of tablets. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?If you are taking levothyroxine tablets you should continue to take them as prescribed. Teva levothyroxine 100mcg tablets are temporarily unavailable but the supply of other brands remains unaffected. If you have received Teva brand levothyroxine 100mcg tablets in the past your pharmacist will dispense a different brand against your next prescription. It is unlikely that you will notice a difference in the effect between different brands. If you are taking Teva brand levothyroxine 100mcg tablets and you notice any changes in your symptoms, such as tiredness, weight gain, depression, feeling cold, dry skin and hair, or muscle aches, you should contact your doctor, who may decide to check your thyroid hormone levels.If you have any questions about this alert you should discuss them with your doctor or pharmacist. For updated risk ratings on all of your registered medicines, or to update your medicine list, please log into your profile (https://uk.mediguard.org/user).

We have had a discussion about this on the forum when this information as first made known. However, here is their notification in case any of you didn't know about this. You can take your present stock of Teva levothyroxine back to your pharmacist and they will issue you with a different brand.

Sheila

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You have to get your own by registering first Terry - here is

the link https://uk.mediguard.org/user/register

Hi

Sheila,

I

should be grateful if you could advise me of the password to access mediguard,

please

Regards,

Terry

Walton

Marketing Authorisation For Teva Brand Levothyroxine 100mcg

Tablets Suspended Over Effectiveness Concerns.