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I just had the chance to speak at length with Dai Jinn, Chief Pharmacist and Chief Science Officer at RLC Laboratories, the manufacturer of the natural desiccated thyroid drugs Nature-Throid and Westhroid.

I’d had a conversation with Dai back on November 23, and at that point, Dai had said that RLC would begin shipping 1 grain Nature-Throid that week. That didn’t happen, and on December 2, I checked back in with Dai to get an update. At that time, Dai said that erratic quality and availability of raw materials were making it difficult to meet their manufacturing goals, but that they expected to begin shipping 1 grain (65 mg) Nature-Throid later that week — but more likely the following week (which would have been last week). Unfortunately, as of today, RLC is still not shipping product, as they’d hoped.

Patients and some practitioners have become increasingly concerned, to the extent that some have suggested that perhaps RLC is under some sort of gag order from the FDA, or that RLC has been forced to shut down production by the FDA, or some other action has taken place that has prevented RLC from moving forward.

I wanted to reassure thyroid patients that, according to Dai, Read more…

An Update on RLC’s Shipping Status for Their Natural Desiccated Thyroid Drug Nature-Throid originally appeared on About.com Thyroid Disease on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 15:23:24.

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Some people always read “Twas The Night Before Christmas” every holiday season. Others watch “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But for regulars here at the Thyroid site, it isn’t Christmas unless we feature a beloved piece from America’s funniest thyroid patient, Jody LaFerriere. Jody got to wondering…why does Santa only go out once a year? Could he be depressed? And then there’s Santa’s weight problem….what is THAT all about? Is Santa all about ho ho ho or just ho ho hypo? Could it be that Santa is actually hiding a goiter under that beard? Read Jody LaFerriere’s hilarious thyroid patient letter to Santa!

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Dear Santa Claus: Could You Have a Thyroid Problem? originally appeared on About.com Thyroid Disease on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 20:55:11.

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