Drilldown: Medicines

Liothyronine (T3, triiodothyronine sodium) (1)

Cytomel (oral), Triostat (IV) (1)

[[:Category:Hormone_replacement|Hormone replacement]] (1) · [[:Category:Thyroid_hormones|Thyroid hormone]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"' (1)

Hypothyroidism: 5-25 mcg PO daily (start low, titrate slowly); myxedema coma: 5-20 mcg IV q4-12h with T4 loading (1)

5, 25, 50 mcg tablets (Cytomel); 10 mcg/mL IV (Triostat) (1)

100 mcg/d typical (1)

IV (1) · Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~1 day (much shorter than T4's ~7 days)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"' (1)

~95% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"' (1)

T4 (levothyroxine) is the first-line in pregnancy; T3 is rarely needed.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"' (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)