Levothyroxine shelf life

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Avatar n tn Are the Raw thyroids sold on the internet a possibility for me also and are their shelf life as long? I take 120 mcg levothyroxine.
Avatar n tn Brand name drugs are held to a stricter requirement for the amount of active ingredient in each pill, and the shelf life of the active drug. Brand name drugs are allowed 5-10% +/- variation from what the label says to what the drug measures fresh and at end of shelf life. Generics are allowed a variation of 25%, plus or minus, and there is no guarantee that the pharmacy will stock the same generic from month to month.
Avatar f tn How long is a urine specimen shelf life once collected for a cocaine test?
Avatar f tn My mother is 54 years old and she has been diagnosed with empty sella hypopituitarism. She is placed on levothyroxine and predisone medication 2.5 mg dose. I am worried if she can live a normal life after these hormone replacement therapy.she was sick for past two years with intermittent episodes of nausea vomiting and now only she has got a diagnosis.
Avatar m tn does a medically damaged thyroid return to normal when treatment brings is back to normal or is the damage permanent? I was given amiodarone for 15 months without checks. TSH rose to 38.78. Brought down to normal with levothyroxine in three months. but I've since been kept on the pill even though results are normal. Can my thyroid have been damaged for life? How is that fact diagnosed if tests have been normal for four years.?
612551 tn?1450022175 Looking at my box of Heartguard for dogs I see it has an expiration date on the box and on each individual tablet.
Avatar n tn without know you history I will say that you need to be on the levo for the rest of your life Your dose needs tweaking from time to time You realy should be have blood testsdat least every 3 months.I would suspect your illness is not from the levo but your dose needs to be tweaked and get you on the right dosage. In my case I have lost 22 pounds and I was on too high a dosage so I had blood labs and sure enough I needed to lower my dose of the levo.
Avatar n tn Is this really a prescription from a pharmacy? Or an on the shelf supplement product containing dessicated thyroid purchased from a health food nutritional store?. If its the same, more would have heard about it. Just looking at the name, it looks like a generic med but in a synthetic size, just a guess.
Avatar m tn Here's what happened. I met up with a couple (gay) that I know. We messed around (all three of us) for a bit, then one left to go to sleep, leaving just two of us. My friend used a dildo on me, one of which he uses on his boyfriend. He did wash it, though I am not sure how, I just know that water was used, unsure if soap was.
Avatar f tn Is the"cure"world than the disease? I have a small papillary cancer in my isthmus. I am scheduled for a tt next week. Will I regret it all my life? Am I giving up a normal vibrant life for "being an invalid on thyroid replacement all my life and possibly never feeling myself again? Any tips for after tt or to feel normal or not to have the surgery? Can it spead to the trachea if I dont have surgery?
Avatar f tn I posted on 6/17/2015 regarding my concerns over having had one episode of AFib and being concerned with the levothyroxine causing another episode. The only TSH info I had at that time was that my level was 5.6. This was taken on 5/7/2015. I just received my lab results in the mail for blood work done on 6/11/2015. She ordered at Free T3 and T4 screening on this one. In my last post you requested the results. There was no ferritin tested and my vitamin D is ok.
Avatar m tn My dog has had hypothyroidism for several years and has been on 0.2 mg of Levothyroxine twice daily ever since. Recently, when they did a check on his T4 they found that it was low and they increased it immediately to 0.4 mg. A week or two later he began to significantly pant and wheeze. Then he decided to give him 150 mg of Theophylline twice daily. Could the thyroid dose change have caused these symptoms or is it a coincidence?
Avatar n tn In mid-february I was started on Levothyroxine 50mg for borderline hypothyroid. By May I gained 3lbs, and Phen-phen (30mg) was added to my regimen. By mid-June I gained another 2lbs, and my doctor took me off the Levothyroxine. I am seeing a nutritionist, still on the Phen-phen, and a daily Vitamin B shots. By July 23rd, gained 2.
219241 tn?1413537765 The blister packs are to optimize the freshness, as the shelf life has been purposely reduced by half. That is also why you are required to refrigerate the blister packs. Sunythetic T4 hormones in the US have not changed their shelf life, so the blister packs and refrigeration are not as much of an issue. And yes, If I could get those US manufactured pharmaceuticals cheaper by getting them from Mexico or Canada (who buy them from US companies at a reduced rate), I would be doing it.
Avatar f tn As far as I know the syringe itself will not expire, but the rubber stopper on the syringe plunger may have a shelf life. If you have a bunch of syringes that are due to expire, I would recommend speaking with the manufacturer, they may be able to give you some insight on why the syringe has an expiration date. I hope this helps.
Avatar f tn If I get itchy from that too, then it probably is that I slowly developed an allergy to the levothyroxine. I will then try levoxyl which I understand is throxine (not levothyroxine??). Anyways, I will start off with the other compound pharmacy (with only T4 along with either tapioca powder, rice flour or potato starch which all three are natural fillers.
Avatar m tn He was started on a 50mg dose of levothyroxine . The difference of his over all health was amazing he began to feel hungry again his breathing improved. And he was becoming more active. After about 4_6 weeks he had another repeated blood test done to check his levels and surprisingly the doctor said that his thyroid still was not functioning properly and his dose of levothyroxine was increased to 100mg. This dose made him extremely sick. Bloated . Full of trapped air. Tired and constipated.
Avatar f tn Hi, I Have just joined the site as I am trying to find out more about life after a total thyroidectomy, I have graves. I had my op in August last year, I was really scared, I have never been ill in my life let alone had an operation, having your tummy cut open is one thing but your throat!!!! The op went really well and I was suprised now little pain I was in after the forst 24 hours.
Avatar m tn t know anything about that drug and I just want you to be safe when you get off of it. You see drugs like Methadone have a long shelf life in your system and take time to ween off. Drugs like my DOC, Vicodin doesn't have a long shelf life and is usually out of the body within 48-72 hours. I just don't know what category the drug your taking falls into. That's why you need more info. Can you get off this drug and have a clean life... ABSOLUTELY!!!
Avatar f tn A quick google search indicates that Berlthyrox seems to be a Vietnamese version of levothyroxine... from what I can find, it's available only by prescription as is the levo we're familiar with. I can't tell you anything about its purity, etc. One site I read says it's rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood and has a half life of only 7 hours, which is "not" typical for Levothyroxine, which actually has a half life of about a week.
Avatar m tn I am so much tensed and nervous now, can't really explain.. feel like I have done the biggest mistake of my life. My thyroid problem was diagnosed in 2010 and I didn't take it seriously till Jan 2012, at which time my TSH was whopping 30, fT3 and fT4 at 5 and 12 respectively .. after which I was on regular meds and met a great endo and finally after regular follow ups my levels were Tsh = 0.1, T3 = 4.1 and T4 = 14 in Oct 2012...
Avatar n tn There is an expiration date for a reason! Drugs like everything have a shelf life, the older they are, the more inneffective they become. Get the prescription renewed, refill...