"THE TOPLINE The FDA has stated it plans to remove all natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) products from the market within 12 months, impacting millions who rely on NDT for effective thyroid hormone replacement. Despite decades of safe use and minimal adverse event reports, the FDA demands costly approval processes that NDT manufacturers cannot realistically meet. This enforcement is part of a broader and long-term pattern of restricting access to natural and compounded medicines, limiting patient choice, and consolidating pharmaceutical industry control."
"In a devastating blow to health freedom, the FDA has announced it wants to eliminate access to all forms of natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) medicine-including compounded and commercial products such as Armour Thyroid. In an August 6, 2025 letter to manufacturers, importers, and distributors, the agency declared these long-used medicines to be "unapproved biologics" and warned that they will be subject to enforcement. The FDA has said it will allow only 12 months of "enforcement discretion" before the ban takes effect,"
The FDA intends to remove all natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) products from the market within twelve months, labeling them unapproved biologics and subjecting them to enforcement. The agency notified manufacturers, importers, and distributors and allowed only a limited enforcement-discretion period to permit patient transitions. Millions of Americans have hypothyroidism, and an estimated 10–29% use NDT as primary hormone replacement, potentially affecting up to eight million people. NDT is produced from dried, ground pig thyroid glands and contains T1, T2, T3, T4, and calcitonin, providing a full spectrum of thyroid hormones. Costly FDA approval requirements create barriers manufacturers cannot realistically meet and narrow patient treatment choices.
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