The pharmaceutical manufacturer Major has reportedly received notice from the FDA that their complete line of natural desiccated thyroid drugs can no longer be manufactured, and that the designation of DESI -- Drug Efficacy Study Implementation -- can no longer be used for these drugs.
According to a press release from Major, the FDA is requiring that all manufacturers that wish to continue manufacturing submit an NDA -- New Drug Application -- or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for approval. As a result, Major is discontinuing production of their desiccated thyroid drugs, which were being produced in 1/2 grain, 1 grain, 2 grain and 3 grain sizes.
Note from Mary: At this point then, Biotech, Time Cap Labs, and Major are no longer manufacturing natural desiccated thyroid drugs. There is a nationwide shortage of Thyroid USP, the raw material for desiccated thyroid drugs, which is manufactured by American Laboratories. RLC Labs' Nature-Throid and Westhroid is in short supply or unavailable around the nation, and is on long-term back-order, and they state that the product should be back on the market in 90 days. Forest's Armour Thyroid is is in short supply or unavailable around the nation, and the company has provided no estimated date as to when product might be available again.
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