Levothyrox is a drug prescribed in hypothyroidism or in situations where it is necessary to curb the secretion of a thyroid-stimulating hormone, called TSH. Since the change of excipients of this drug by the laboratory, many patients have reported side effects to the National Medicines Safety Agency.
“No fraud, conspiracy and no error”
This morning, on the antenna of RTL, the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn, based on pharmacovigilance surveys, reported 9000 adverse reaction reports(nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, heart rhythm disorders, etc.) out of the 3 million people who take this medicine daily.
“There is no fraud, no conspiracy, there is no error” she added. “There was a problem informing the patients. The information did not come down and the patients found themselves surprised by a formulation that had changed”.
Remember that a toll-free number is in place for reporting any adverse effects: 0 800 97 16 53. This number is available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. As for the petition calling for the return to the old formula, she is now more than 250,000 signatures.
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