Page values for "Desiccated thyroid"
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1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| generic | String | Thyroid (desiccated) |
| brand | String | Armour Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Thyroid_hormones|Thyroid hormone]] • [[:Category:Hormone_replacement|Hormone replacement]] |
| mechanism | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00000032-QINU`"' Brand-to-brand and lot-to-lot variability in T3:T4 ratio is greater than with synthetic levothyroxine, which is why endocrine guidelines prefer the synthetic'"`UNIQ--ref-00000033-QINU`"'. |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00000034-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000035-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | 30 mg PO daily (1/2 grain); titrate by TSH at 6-8 weeks; 60 mg desiccated thyroid is approximately equivalent to 88-100 mcg levothyroxine |
| preparations | String | 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 mg tablets (1/4 to 5 grains; 1 grain = 60 mg) |
| fda_max | String | No fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral |
| onset | String | TSH normalization 4-8 weeks |
| duration | String | Steady-state at 4-6 weeks |
| halflife | String | T4 ~7 days; T3 ~1 day'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"' |
| bioavailability | String | Variable; reduced by food, calcium, iron, PPIs'"`UNIQ--ref-00000037-QINU`"' |
| pregnancy | String | Synthetic levothyroxine is the standard-of-care in pregnancy; desiccated thyroid use in pregnancy is not well studied<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US |