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Thyroid Hormone Pills
Where to purchase (check with a doctor
first):
| Brand Name |
Generic Name |
Company |
Contains
T2
() |
Contains
T3
(triiodothyronine) |
Contains
T4
(thyroxine) |
Synthetic = S
Glandular = G |
| Synthroid® |
Levothyroxine |
Knoll Pharmaceuticals |
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Yes |
S |
| Levoxyl® |
Levothyroxine |
Jones Medical Industries |
|
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Yes |
S |
| Levothroid® |
Levothyroxine |
Forest Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
Yes |
S |
| Euthyrox® |
Levothyroxine |
EM Pharma |
|
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Yes |
S |
| Cytomel® |
triiodothyronine |
|
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Yes |
|
S |
| Armour® |
Thyroid
(porcine) |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
G |
| Thyrolar® |
Liotrix |
|
No |
Yes(t4/t3=4) |
Yes |
S |
| Thyrium® |
Thyroid
(bovine) |
VitOrgan of Germany |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
G |
I'm not a doctor, if you see any errors, please e-mail me at
ben@qualitycounts.com along with the reference if you have it.
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Effects of Levothyroxine on Bone Mineral Density Remain Unclear
- Doctor's Guide, 3/3/04
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Thyroid Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase The Risk Of Hip Fracture In Older
Women - Doctor's Guide, 7/16/03
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Starting Therapy With High-Dose Levothyroxine Is Safe in Asymptomatic
Cardiac Patients - Medscape, 6/23/03
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Levothyroxine Decreases Risk of Atherosclerosis in Women with Subclinical
Hypothyroidism - Doctor's Guide, 5/18/03 -
"Compared to controls, the
hypothyroid women had significantly
elevated levels of fibrinogen,
plasminogen activator
inhibitor (PAI-1), and factor VII (P<0.0001). They also had lower levels of
antithrombin
III activity (P<0.05). When the hypothyroid women were treated with
levothyroxine, they had significant decreases in both PAI-1 and factor VII
... These findings show that
subclinical
hypothyroidism may play an important role in promoting both
hypofibrinolytic and
hypercoagulable
states, and therefore leading to the development of
atherosclerosis in female patients"
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FDA Approves First Prescription Drug Using Penwest's PROSOLV®; MOVA To
Market Thyroid Treatment Formulation - Doctor's
Guide, 4/26/02 -
"is a sodium levothyroxine dosage form indicated for the
treatment of hypothyroidism and the
suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone"
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Levothyroxine Treatment May Be Associated With Hip Fracture In Males
- Doctor's Guide, 2/19/02
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Levothyroxine Treatment and Occurrence of Fracture of the Hip
- Archives of Internal Medicine, 2/11/02 -
"Prescription of
levothyroxine
[T4] was an independent predictor of fracture occurrence in males (AOR,
1.69; 95% CI, 1.12-2.56; P = .01) but not females"
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New Trouble for an Old Drug [Synthroid]? - Dr. Weil, 8/3/01
- Thyroid
Hormone Not Necessary To Shrink Thyroid Nodules -
Doctor's Guide, 6/22/01
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FDA Approves Unithroid (Levothyroxine), Thyroid Hormone Replacement, For Use
In Adults And Children - PSL Group, 8/23/00
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