Question 4235 — pharmacy and medications

Summary

Mr. Maurice Leroy draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the solutions envisaged to overcome the inconveniences of the new formula of Levothyrox. No one could be indifferent to the questions raised by patients and health professionals about the new formulation of Levothyrox prescribed in the treatment of hypothyroidism, the side effects of which seem to be induced by this modification. The mobilization of tens of thousands of people in the press and social networks, the debates and testimonies of medical specialists in the written, television or radio media on this issue could only attract attention. If the active ingredient of the drug, levothyroxine, remains the same, new substances have been incorporated. Although this change, requested by the national drug safety agency, improves the chemical stability of the drug over time, it seems to produce side effects (dizziness, headaches, cramps, intense fatigue, etc.). These disorders, non-existent with the old Levothyrox formula, do not subside over time, unless we are talking about assimilation over several years. Many testimonies agree in that the side effects did not fade after several months. Face To the distress of patients, the old formula of this drug was reintroduced on French territory on a transitional and temporary basis. Most of these drugs come from European countries such as Germany or Italy. If the Government could consider the coexistence of these two formulas permanently, patients would have the choice of their formula according to their reactions and the appearance of effects. unwanted or not. He asks him to give precise and satisfactory commitments for the sick.

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