Re:Heads up generic Armour

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LOL--Im confused is the generic the same or not?? I need to know if I should

order some of the ARMOUR or stick with my generic I just got the generic

about a month and a half ago and honestly dont feel like I did on the

regular ARMOUR. But I could be going through a bad spell and its just

coincidence..I know my hormones are off too because I have been getting hot

flashes. So please tell me if I should stick with the generic or order some

ARMOUR.

Thanks a bunch

Janeen

Message: 23

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:11:07 -0400

Subject: Re: HEADS UP! 'generic' Armour

this is what forrest labs say is in armour:

QUESTION

What are the ingredients in Armour® Thyroid tablets?

ANSWER

The Armour® Thyroid product manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals contains:

1. Thyroid Powder, USP

2. Dextrose, Anhydrous

3. Microcrystalline Cellulose, NF

4. Sodium Starch Glycolate, NF

5. Calcium Stearate, NF

6. Opadry White (titanium dioxide used as a whitening agent)

___________________________________

QUESTION

Could you tell me how Armour® Thyroid meets established federal health

standards for thyroid tablets?

ANSWER

Armour® Thyroid Tablets, USP contain the labeled amounts of levothyroxine

and liothyronine, as established by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). To

meet quality standards it must also pass bacteriological testing and must

meet other product quality tests. The ratio of Armour® Thyroid T4 to T3 is

4.22:1 (4.22 parts of T4 to one part of T3).

___________________________________

this is what the informtion from myrxforless says:

Additional Information on each tablet:

Natural Preperations derived from porcine thyroid glands. (T3, Liothyronine

is approximately 4 times as potent as T4 Levothyroxine on a microgram for

microgram basis). They provide 38mcg Levothyroxine (T4) and 9mcg

Liothyronine (T3) for each 55mg of the labeled content of Thyroid.

Inactive Ingredients: Microcrystaline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate,

Colloldal Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Sleric Acid, Magnesium

Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methlcellulose, and other ingredients.

Time- Cap Labs, Inc.

Farmingdale, NY 11735

I found this:

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/DisplayImage/1,20243,49483002310|1,00.html

Re: HEADS UP! 'generic' Armour

In a message dated 7/16/2004 1:24:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

see_dona@... writes:

> $INTHROID & CYTOMEL. No way is this generic Armour.

> If it sounds too good to be true.......

>

YIKES! thanks for the info.

Cindi