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http://thyroid.about.com/b/2009/08/26/major-natural-thyroid.htm<http://thyroid.about.com/b/2009/08/26/major-natural-thyroid.htm>Major Pharmaceuticals Discontinuing Their Natural Desiccated ThyroidDrugsWednesday August 26, 2009The pharmaceutical manufacturer Major has reportedly received noticefrom the FDA that their complete line of natural desiccated thyroiddrugs can no longer be manufactured, and that the designation of DESI --Drug Efficacy Study Implementation -- can no longer be used for thesedrugs.According to a press release from Major, the FDA is requiring that allmanufacturers that wish to continue manufacturing submit an NDA -- NewDrug Application -- or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) forapproval. As a result, Major is discontinuing production of theirdesiccated thyroid drugs, which were being produced in 1/2 grain, 1grain, 2 grain and 3 grain sizes.Note from : At this point then, Biotech, Time Cap Labs, and Majorare no longer manufacturing natural desiccated thyroid drugs. There is anationwide shortage of Thyroid USP, the raw material for desiccatedthyroid drugs, which is manufactured by American Laboratories. RLC Labs'Nature-Throid and Westhroid is in short supply or unavailable around thenation, and is on long-term back-order, and they state that the productshould be back on the market in 90 days. Forest's Armour Thyroid is isin short supply or unavailable around the nation, and the company hasprovided no estimated date as to when product might be available again.Again, I have to ask: Is the FDA planning to get rid of ALL desiccatedthyroid drugs like Armour & Nature-Throid? It's certainly looking likeit, isn't it?All of the above is quoted from the website at the top of this post.