switch levothyroxine products

October 2004

People are asking if it's okay to switch levothyroxine products.

This issue has come up again...now that new generics from Sandoz and Mylan are out...and cost about $5/mo less than Synthroid.

Most of us were taught to stay with brand name levothyroxine... due to its narrow therapeutic index...and the stability and potency concerns with ALL of the products...including Synthroid.

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