Re: T4s -- Zoey

November 18, 2002

In a message dated 11/18/2002 5:02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Is the Levoxyl you're taking the quick dissolving kind that you need to take

> with a whole glass of water or put in a capsule? Do you know who

> manufactures it?

>

Gee, I never noticed. It's the turquoise pill that is shaped so that it's

easy to split in half. Mine comes via Merck-Medco, so I'm not sure about the

manufacturer. In the recall information I put in the Files section, I think

that King Pharmaceuticals was mentioned. Naturally, I drink a glass of water

when taking the pills. I've never had a problem with the levoxyl, but once

the teeny tiny cytomel pill refused to go down. It took about three glasses

of water to get the little culprit.

You can see why it would actually be good for the levoxyl to be quick

dissolving, don't you? Assuming you take it correctly, it is going to get

into your system faster. At least the manufacturer is attempting to improve

the product for the consumer.

Thyroid replacement is a BILLION dollar business, and there is a lot of

competition for the $$$. For years, the maker of synthroid dominated the

market and wasn't really trying too hard to even assure quality or

consistency of potency. Now, because they haven't gotten FDA approval

because of that, I'm not sure they are even subject to recall. Does anyone

know?

Given the fact that these companies have a huge captive market, why would

they want to fund research into finding cures that do not involve destruction

of the thyroid gland?

Red

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