McCall McPherson says desiccated thyroid medication restored their health, but the FDA sent letters in August 2025 asking manufacturers to stop production and directing doctors to switch patients to synthetic alternatives. Access could be cut off by August 2026, potentially affecting 1.5 million Americans.
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Many of you know, desiccated thyroid completely changed my life. It gave. They gave me back my life. And if I lost access to my own ren thyroid medication, I would be devastated and unwell. In August of 2025, the FDA came out and started sending letters to clinicians telling them that these medications would no longer be available for prescribing and to start to transition their patients off of them and onto synthetic forms of medication like levothyroxine and cytomel, which is not an easy undertaking. 1.5 million Americans are on natural desiccated thyroid and rely on these medications, most of which have failed treatment with other methods. And so this is their ticket to their health and vitality. And to lose access to these medications in August of 2026 would be devastating. Manufacturers also received letters to begin to stop manufacturing these meds. And the FDA said until these medications are FDA approved, they will no longer be accessible after August 2026.