Re: is Cytomel available on prescription in the UK?

[Guest guest]

I get T3 on the NHS but the prescription is liothyronine (which I think is the generic T3). Lilian

2)  to go on Cytomel, which I know virtually nothing about.

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicola - sorry, but you cannot buy any prescription drugs in

the UK unless you have a NHS or private prescription, but you can buy

Cytomel/Liothyronine (T3) from Internet Pharmacies from reputable Internet

Pharmacies from around the world, as you can buy natural thyroid extract also.

Your Mum can buy natural thyroid extract quite cheaply and also T3. Go to our

FILES section of this forum thyroid treatment

- click on FILES in the forum Menu. On the page that opens, click on 'Internet

Pharmacies' and you have a long list of where you can buy from there.

I thought I had answered this question before - or am I

dreaming?

Luv - Sheila

Sorry everyone for repeating this question, but

I am under huge pressure on this cos it's for my Mum and I can't let her down.

She was turned down by her GP today for NDT, and so has only 2 options left:

1) to buy NDT online, but she's a pensioner and can't really afford this

2) to go on Cytomel, which I know virtually nothing about.

Problem is, I rang our pharmacy today and got talking to a donut (sorry, but

we've had a horrendously stressful day!). Anyway, the donut refused to tell me

if they can get Cytomel cos " the people who pay for the prescriptions here

in NI say they've no record of Cytomel " . So the donut said that, unless I

produce a script for it, she can't tell me if they can supply it.

Do any of you get Cytomel on prescription in the UK? Does it have to be on a

named patient basis?

Does anyone have any other ideas?

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicola

1) you can buy NDT or T4 or T3 online.

2) Cytomel is one brand of T3. There's also Mexican Cynomel, which is cheap.

The NHS T3 is not called Cytomel. The BNF (list of drugs drs prescribe) has it

listed as:

Liothyronine sodium (Goldshield)

Tablets, scored, liothyronine sodium 20 micrograms, net price 28-tab pack =

£26.15

So, if you are trying to find out if anyone in your area is on Cytomel, and then

ask the pharmacist 'which GPs in this area prescribes this' then you might get

on better if you ask them about Tertroxin (old name for T3 on NHS i think) or

'liothyronine sodium'.

Can you provide any more info about what's going on here?

Chris

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> Sorry everyone for repeating this question, but I am under huge pressure on

this cos it's for my Mum and I can't let her down.

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris

Thanks a million for your encouragement and info.

I now know exactly what Mum should ask for on Tuesday.

Now here's my next question:

I've seen some people write about taking both T4 and T3 together, and I've seen

others mention that they take T3 on its own.

How do I know whether Mum needs just T3, or T4 also?

Also, what dose of T3 should Mum start on, and should she stay on that, or

increase?

Her GP has said that she was so " severely rapped over the knuckles " for

prescribing NDT to me and others that she's not happy about ordering any blood

tests.

Also, seeing an endo is not an option either cos all the endos over here in NI

(that I know of) are totally opposed to NDT and set in their old ways.

Thanks again,

Nicola

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> yes, T3 is available on the NHS,

> Liothyronine sodium (Goldshield)

> Tablets, scored, liothyronine sodium 20 micrograms, net price 28-tab pack =

> £26.15

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> http://bnf.org/bnf/index.htm - list of drugs drs can prescribe

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[Guest guest]

Pharmacies charge the NHS and no doubt the pharmaceuticals charge them high prices too....because of the NHS

That is the price the NHS charge the pharmacies I believe.

> Liothyronine sodium (Goldshield)

> Tablets, scored, liothyronine sodium 20 micrograms, net price 28-tab pack

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> £26.15

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