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Page values for "Desiccated thyroid"

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringThyroid (desiccated)
brandStringArmour Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Thyroid_hormones|Thyroid hormone]] [[:Category:Hormone_replacement|Hormone replacement]]
mechanismString'"`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`"'.
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000034-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000035-QINU`"'
starting_doseString30 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
preparationsString15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 mg tablets (1/4 to 5 grains; 1 grain = 60 mg)
fda_maxStringNo fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringTSH normalization 4-8 weeks
durationStringSteady-state at 4-6 weeks
halflifeStringT4 ~7 days; T3 ~1 day'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityStringVariable; reduced by food, calcium, iron, PPIs'"`UNIQ--ref-00000037-QINU`"'
pregnancyStringSynthetic 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.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup>
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US