Contact Information: Contact: Marshall Tobin, RPh. 303.388.3613
PenCol Compounding Pharmacy Has Solution for Armour(R) Thyroid Backorder
| Source: PenCol Compounding Pharmacy
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - September 14, 2009) - Forest Laboratories, Inc., the maker of the
widely used hormone therapy drug, Armour® Thyroid, recently announced
it has placed the medication on back order. The company said on its website
that it does not have enough of the active ingredient, powdered Thyroid
gland, in stock to produce the medication.
"This is going to have a profound effect on a lot of people who rely on
this hormone replacement therapy,"
said Marshall Tobin, owner of PenCol Compounding Pharmacy in Denver,
Colorado.
According to Forest Laboratories, Armour® Thyroid is considered a natural
hormone replacement therapy because the thyroid glands are collected from
USDA-approved grain-fed pigs. The thyroids are processed, dried, powdered,
and compounded to produce Armour®
Thyroid tablets. Since the amount of thyroid hormone present in the
thyroid gland may vary from animal to animal, the T4 and T3 are measured in
both the raw material and in the actual tablets. This ensures that Armour
Thyroid tablets are the same from tablet to tablet. "The good news for
patients is PenCol Compounding Pharmacy has a large supply of strong
strength Armour® Thyroid in stock. We can compound to any prescription.
We can even compound it down to weaker strengths if necessary. We will be
able to fill exact prescriptions for people in Colorado," Tobin said.
Millions of Americans require treatment for hypothyroidism (low thyroid activity);
Armour® Thyroid is a type of hormone replacement therapy that differs
from other therapies in two important ways:
-- It is not a synthetic compound.
-- It provides both of the key thyroid hormones levothyroxine (T4) and
L-triiodothyronine (T3).
"It is important for our patients to know that if they need Armour®
Thyroid, we can make it for them," said Tobin. "We are not making a generic
substitute. We are compounding from concentrated Armour® Thyroid tablets.
This is the real thing."
About PenCol Compounding Pharmacy: Family owned and operated for over
40-years in Denver, Colorado, PenCol responds to doctors and patients needs
when medications are unavailable or require modification. PenCol is known
for providing personal attention and making sure all medications meet the
highest industry standards. PenCol is located at: 1325 S. Colorado
Boulevard Suite B-024.