The FDA has recalled two thyroid medications due to risks of contamination or "adulteration."

[dixiegrrrrl]

The medications, Levothyroxine and Liothyronine, are being recalled in their tablet form in the 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 90 mg and 120 mg dosages.

The company for both medications is Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Customers and patients with medical-related questions, information about an adverse event or other questions about the Westminster’s product’s being recalled should call Westminster’s Regulatory Affairs department at [phone].

the above is the whole news statement..
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38891422/fda-recalls-2-thyroid-medications-for-contamination-concerns

[SCantiGOP]

1. K & R

A lot of people take this medicine.

[mucifer]

2. that's weird Levothyroxine is in mcg not mg.

[Lugnut]

9. That's what it says on my bottle of pills.

I take 50 mcg a day.

[CountAllVotes]

3. Kick & recommend!

Kick & recommend!

[Greybnk48]

4. I'm on 25 mcg. of Levothyroxine a day

for hypothyroidism. I haven't been notified about my meds. at that dosage, at least not yet. I'm going to check with my pharmacy tomorrow. Thanks.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. There is a link at the story that takes you to the FDA page,

which contains no information.

But...you can search for the med. and can also Google the med +recall, that will probably give info.

[Ms. Toad]

14. The recall is for a combo pill.

Not the separate meds.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Thanks! Just checked mine

I take 75mcg of Levothyroxin daily. From this thread, looks like I'm not alone:

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Good info....ty! n/t

[smirkymonkey]

5. Damn. I take both of them. I haven't heard anything about it yet.

In fact I have a prescription to pick up at CVS in the next few days. Will have to ask them about it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Pls. see my reply just above you. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

11. Thank you!

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I take Levothyroxin, 75mcg daily.

I last got it refilled on 7/25 and I haven't heard a thing.

[smirkymonkey]

17. I take 137mcg per day and 25mcg of liothyronine.

I had a doctor in NY who took me off them once and it was a disaster. I was so tired and lethargic I could barely walk two blocks without wanting to go back to bed.

[Bayard]

6. Levothyroxine

My dose is 50 mg, so I guess I'm okay?

[Ms. Toad]

13. Mcg, not mg.

Neither med, in separate pills is measured in mg. (I'm on both)

The recall is for a combo pill.

[Aristus]

10. Nice going, Westminster...

CEO's skimming so much off the top that the QA department is losing ground? Putzes...

Levothyroxine is a medication I prescribe for many of my patients. They'd better fix this, but fast!

[Ms. Toad]

12. Inaccurate info.

Recall is voluntary by the company, not the FDA, for a single pill that combines both meds (AND the dose for the separate meds is measured inmcg, not mg (which is a big clue not to trust anything in the article . . ., Or the company-since either the combo pill contains vastly different quantities of meds-or it screwed up it's recall notice)

https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm616601.htm

ETA looks like the combo med dose does contain 10x the meds of the separate pills.

[moriah]

19. They better be recalled if they were 15 milligram pills!

That's a helluva lot of thyroid go juice, would cause serious adverse events!

On the serious, I know it was sloppy typing in the FDA release. I want to know what the alleged contaminant is, though.... which they don't give much information on.

https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm616601.htm

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots, within expiry, of Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (Thyroid Tablets, USP) 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 90 mg, & 120 mg to the wholesale level. These products are being recalled as a precaution because they were manufactured using active pharmaceutical ingredients that were sourced prior to the FDA’s Import Alert of Sichuan Friendly Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which as a result of a 2017 inspection were found to have deficiencies with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). Substandard cGMP practices could represent the possibility of risk being introduced into the manufacturing process.

To date, Westminster Pharmaceuticals has not received any reports of adverse events related to this product.

Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (thyroid tablets, USP) for oral use is a natural preparation derived from porcine thyroid glands. Thyroid tablets contain both tetraiodothyronine sodium (T4 levothyroxine) and liothyronine sodium (T3 liothyronine). Levothyroxine and Liothyronine tablets (thyroid tablets, USP) are indicated as replacement or supplemental therapy in patients with hypothyroidism. Appropriate adjustments of the various therapeutic measures directed at these concomitant endocrine diseases are required. Thyroid is not associated with serious adverse reactions and does not have a known tumorigenic potential.

Because these products may be used in the treatment of serious medical conditions, patients taking the recalled medicines should continue taking their medicine until they have a replacement product.

Here's the link about the "Sichuan Friendly Pharmaceutical Company":

https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm612389.htm

Your firm failed to conduct residual solvent testing of your active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), (b)(4) USP, distributed to the United States.

For example, you did not test for residual solvent levels (e.g., (b)(4)) in your intermediate or finished (b)(4) API batches in order to determine whether results fell within acceptable levels.

You also manufacture this API on shared equipment. Multiple API are produced on this equipment and use other solvents, including (b)(4), a class 2 solvent. Class 2 solvents must be limited because of their inherent toxicity and controlled to protect patients from potential adverse affects.