Why would a physician prescribe a brand name Synthroid instead of a generic levothyroxine?

Hi,

The physicians really often prescribe medications by their brand name. Normally, the pharmacist is always autorized to switch to a generic form.

Unfortunately, there is no generic formulation of Synthroid. We always give the original form of levothyroxin.

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The generic version of Synthroid is not on the market in Canada.

If the levothyroxin that you talk about is the generic form of Synthroid in United States, I don’t see any particular reason to prescribe the brand over the generic. The generic is the same thing at a lower cost, so clinically, it is not supposed to be different