Pharmacies and wholesalers

If you have been given a prescription (NHS or private) for natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) or liothyronine (T3) you may find that you have trouble getting it dispensed. Some community pharmacies may not have seen a prescription for these medications before and may struggle to obtain them from their normal suppliers.

If you do obtain a prescription for these medications and your normal pharmacy cannot obtain this, it might be a good idea to suggest that they try a different wholesaler (most pharmacies have their usual wholesaler) and give them details of the pharmacies below who are wholesale pharmacies. If you still have no luck, you could try a different community pharmacy.

If you still have problems obtaining the medications locally, try one of the pharmacies below. You will see that some will dispense using NHS prescriptions and some will only dispense on a private prescription.

We have marked those that are only wholesale pharmacies. These are for community pharmacies to use only. They will not dispense to individuals.

Smartway Pharma Ltd

Pharmacy and Wholesale Pharmacy

Only accept private prescriptions

A UK registered online pharmacy that can dispense private prescriptions only. They are part of Smartway Pharmaceuticals, a long-established pharmaceutical wholesaler which specialises in the import and supply of unlicensed medicines like NDT. This enables Smartway Pharmacy to offer highly competitive prices. They stock all brands of available NDT.

Smartway Pharmacy offer a next day delivery using a secure tracked delivery service for no extra cost (applies to weekday deliveries).

If you have a private prescription, you need to post the original prescription to them at:

Freepost SMARTWAY PHARMA (Smartway Pharma must be in capital letters and no need for a stamp)

Once the prescription is received they will contact you to pay via debit/credit card over the telephone or via a secure online payment link.

Please contact the pharmacy directly for more information such as the cost of the medication before you send the prescription.

Tel: 0208 545 7731; Email: info@smartwaypharmacy.co.uk Website: www.smartwaypharma.co.uk

Thyroid UK will receive a donation for every product purchased from Smartway Pharmaceuticals via Thyroid UK information. Please make sure that you give them our name when you purchase your private prescription from them as you will be supporting us in our vital work.

Buxton & Grant Pharmacy

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

Buxton & Grant Pharmacy is an established pharmacy since 1904, still under family ownership. They provide allopathic, homeopathic and herbal medicines either on NHS or private prescriptions. They work with NHS registered doctors, private doctors and practitioners with alternate expertise’s.

They have been providing a UK postal service of medicines for the last 16 years.

Please send original prescription to pharmacy with contact telephone number. Once received they will ring to confirm prescription and take payment by card over the phone.

This pharmacy stocks ERFA Thyroid (1/2g and 1g tablets), Levothyroxine – the brands of levothyroxine change each month, depending on who has tendered for that month, Liothyronine  – to order – Generic Brand.

Buxton & Grant Pharmacy, 176 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2XU Tel: 0117 973 5025; Email: buxtonandgrant@hotmail.com

Website: www.buxtonandgrantpharmacy.co.uk

Chemist 4 U

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

UK registered pharmacy with a FREE NEXT DAY tracked delivery service.

Chemist4U is one of the UK’s leading online pharmacies, offering a wide range of pharmaceutical products and services throughout the country, devoted to making our electronic prescription service top class. Can deliver to any address of your choosing, including work addresses or to a safe place on your property where possible, so you can feel confident that you’ll get your thyroid medication when you need it most.

Stock Armour Thyroid, ERFA Thyroid, Thybon Henning Liothyronine so can fulfil prescription quickly and efficiently.

NHS – FREEPOST a copy of green prescription: Freepost Plus RSTS–JGLE–CZBA, Chemist 4 U, 35-37 Greenhey Place, Skelmersdale WN8 9SA 

https://www.chemist-4-u.com/media/wysiwyg/eps/freepost.pdf

NHS Electronic – nominate our pharmacy: https://www.chemist-4-u.com/prescription/ Private – Email a copy to pharmacy@innox.co.uk for pricing. A quotation will be emailed back, along with payment instructions and how to post your prescription

Tel: 01695 474433; Email: pharmacy@innox.co.uk; Website: www.chemist-4-u.com

Clinigen Healthcare

Wholesale Only

Idis House, Churchfield Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DB

Tel: 01932 824100; Fax: 01932 824200; Email: info@clinigengroup.com

Website: www.clinigengroup.com/medicines-services/unlicensed-medicines/

Customised 4U Pharmacy (PCCA Ltd)

Accept private prescriptions from UK registered doctors & dispense direct to patient

This pharmacy stocks Armour Thyroid, Novothyral, ERFA Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Liothyronine 5mcg and 25mcg tablets including Cytomel. They also manufacture bespoke capsules of T3 Liothyronine (any strength), T4 Levothyroxine (any strength) and natural desiccated thyroid separately for patients.

They offer courier delivered medication tracked.

Customised 4U Pharmacy, Unit 2 Regents Drive, Low Prudhoe Industrial Estate, Northumberland NE42 6PX

Tel: 0800 035 3078; Email: enquiries@customised4upharmacy.co.uk 

Website: http://www.customised4upharmacy.co.uk/

Mawdsleys Unlicenced Medicines

Wholesale Only

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

Mawdsleys Unlicensed are a specialist importer of licensed products from around the world that do not have a license in the UK. They also import products to cover shortages of UK licensed products to help the continued supply for patients. They do not require a letter of clinical need.

All orders to be sent via your pharmacy to unlicensed@mawdsleys.co.uk which will be processed by the customer service team. All enquiries should come through to the same email address.

Next day delivery to pharmacy through third party courier or Mawdsleys own fleet if the order is received by 4pm

Mawdsley Brooks & Co. International House, 4 Houston Park, Montford Street, Salford M50 2RP

Tel: 0161 742 3482; Email: unlicensed@mawdsleys.co.uk Website: www.mawdsleys.co.uk/

Pharmacy2U

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

Armour Thyroid is available from Pharmacy2U in various strengths. Customers can order Armour Thyroid on the website and then send their prescription to: Pharmacy2U, FREEPOST RLTU-BHYL-KEZJ, Leeds, LS14 1PQ. The prescription will then be delivered to the customer’s chosen address (only deliver to UK addresses).

Pharmacy2U is the UK’s largest NHS contracted dispensary and have been providing reliable and efficient pharmaceutical services since 1999.

Tel: 0113 265 0222; Email: support@pharmacy2u.co.uk Website: www.pharmacy2u.co.uk

Roseway Labs

Pharmacy and Wholesale Pharmacy

Only accept private prescriptions

Roseway Labs is a friendly, London-based private pharmacy that prides itself on service, going out of its way to secure niche products at best value. It provides many different medications, both UK licensed and imported, as well as compounds . Please do not hesitate to get in touch with your enquiry.

When it’s available, they stock: Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid, NP Thyroid, ERFA Thyroid, Novothyral, Euthyral, Synthroid and Tirosint. They also stock Liothyronine 5mcg and 20mcg including Cytomel (25mcg), Cynomel (25mcg), SigmaPharm (5mcg) and Thybon Henning (20mcg) (lactose free).

Roseway Labs compounds T3 and T4 using minimal fillers and also compound bespoke thyroid suspensions.

Email them a picture of your prescription in order to get a quote, place an order and pay. Then post the paper prescription to: Roseway Labs, Zetland House, 5-25 Scrutton Street, London EC2A 4HJ (not open to the public). Once your payment and original prescription have been received, your medication will be sent to you. They also offer electronic prescribing for doctors who wish to prescribe regularly.

Email your order in to info@rosewaylabs.com or phone on 03330 504030. 

Website: www.rosewaylabs.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosewaylabs/

Specialist Pharmacy

Only accept private prescriptions

Email: info@specialist-pharmacy.com Website: www.specialist-pharmacy.com

Springfield Pharmacy

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

Springfield Pharmacy, 124 Sheen Road, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey TW9 1UR, stocks a range of prescription-based natural desiccated thyroid preparations, thyroid health supplements, as well as synthetic levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine (T3).

For further information, please call 0800 160 1700 and ask to speak to the pharmacist or alternatively send an email to springfieldpharmacyUK@gmail.com.

Website: https://springfieldpharmacy.com/

A compounding pharmacy specialising in bio-identical hormone therapy. They are a private pharmacy stocking various thyroid medication including Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WPThyroid, Novothyral, Euthyral, and ERFA Thyroid.

Tel: 0207 637 1055 to enquire about how you can place orders. They are open 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday (Please note they are not open to the public).

The Specials Laboratory (PCCA Ltd)

Wholesale Only

Accepts orders for delivery to pharmacy, clinic or hospital

Offers a manufacturing service for bespoke thyroid products in various strengths, including natural desiccated thyroid – normally available within 48 hours. Also supplies branded,stocked lines for next day delivery. Call or email for more information.

All orders are courier delivered to pharmacy, clinic or hospital.

Unit 2, Regents Drive, Low Prudhoe Industrial Estate, Northumberland NE42 6PX

Tel: 0800 038 5095; Email: orders@pccarx.co.uk
Website: www.specialslab.co.uk and http://www.pccarx.co.uk/

Tollesbury Pharmacy – Mychem Ltd

Pharmacy and Wholesale Pharmacy

Dispense both NHS and private prescriptions

A UK based registered pharmacy in Essex, registered with The GPhc, MHRA, NPA and RPS.

Dispense all NHS and Private prescriptions including all brands of Natural Desiccated Thyroid hormone (Armour Thyroid, ERFA Thyroid, Nature-Throid, NP Thyroid, WP Thyroid) and T3 Liothyronine (Thybon Henning, Cynomel, Cytomel, SigmaPharm).

They have sourced and supplied these products for over 20 years and have extensive experience in obtaining these products from other reputable licensed wholesalers within the UK.

Patients receive their medicines by a secure courier, which means that all medication can be tracked, all medicines have to be signed for to ensure the safety of the medication and safe and accurate receipt to the patient, to comply with our audit procedures.

There is no charge for postage and packing for routine weekday delivery. Saturday delivery, if required, is chargeable.

For more information contact us on: Tel: 01621 860511; Fax: 01621 869557; Email: info@tollesburypharmacy.com; Website:www.tollesburypharmacy.com

Check for availability and price first, put your phone number on the back of the original prescription and post to us. We cannot dispense from e-mails, faxes or copies of prescriptions. NHS prescriptions can be sent by your GP via EPS (electronic prescription service). Prescriptions can be sent to: Mychem Ltd, Tollesbury Pharmacy, 12A East Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex CM9 8QD

Date updated: 07/04/22 (V4.1)
Review date: 04/05/22