Thyroid Hormones (Systemic)
Category- Antineoplastic - Levothyroxine; Liothyronine; Liotrix; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid
- Diagnostic aid, thyroid function - Levothyroxine; Liothyronine
- Thyroid hormone - Levothyroxine; Liothyronine; Liotrix; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid
DescriptionThyroid medicines belong to the general group
of medicines called hormones. They are used when the thyroid gland does not
produce enough hormone. They are also used to help decrease the size of enlarged
thyroid glands (known as goiter) and to treat thyroid cancer.
These medicines are available only with your doctor's prescription, in
the following dosage forms:
Oral
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Levothyroxine
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Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
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Liothyronine
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Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
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Liotrix
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Thyroglobulin
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Thyroid
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Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Parenteral
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Levothyroxine
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Injection (U.S. and Canada)
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Liothyronine
Brand NamesSome commonly used brand names are:
In the U.S. -
- Armour Thyroid 5
- Cytomel 2
- Levo-T 1
- Levothroid 1
- Levoxyl 1
- Synthroid 1
- Thyrar 5
- Thyroid Strong 5
- Thyrolar 3
- Triostat 2
- Westhroid 5
In Canada -
- Cytomel 2
- Eltroxin 1
- PMS-Levothyroxine Sodium 1
- Synthroid 1
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Note:
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For quick reference, the following thyroid hormones are
numbered to match the corresponding brand names.
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| This information applies to the following medicines: |
| 1. |
Levothyroxine (lee-voe-thye-ROX-een)‡ |
| 2. |
Liothyronine (lye-oh-THYE-roe-neen)‡ |
| 3. |
Liotrix (LYE-oh-trix)† |
| 4. |
Thyroglobulin (thye-roe-GLOB-yoo-lin)*† |
| 5. |
Thyroid (THYE-roid)ठ|
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Note:
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This information does not
apply to Thyrotropin. |
| * Not commercially available in the U.S. |
| † Not commercially available in Canada |
| ‡ Generic name product may be available
in the U.S. |
| § Generic name product may be available
in Canada |
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