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None (2) · Thyroid (desiccated) (1)

Ajovy (1) · Armour Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP Thyroid (1) · Emgality (1)

Anti-CGRP ligand monoclonal antibody (2) · [[:Category:Hormone_replacement|Hormone replacement]] (1) · [[:Category:Thyroid_hormones|Thyroid hormone]] (1)

Humanized IgG2 monoclonal antibody binding both isoforms of CGRP peptide (1) · Humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody binding CGRP peptide; prevents CGRP from activating its receptor (1) · '"`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`"'. (1)

Preventive treatment of migraine in adults (episodic and chronic) (1) · Preventive treatment of migraine in adults; episodic cluster headache (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000034-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000035-QINU`"' (1)

225 mg SC monthly, or 675 mg SC every 3 months (quarterly) (1) · 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 (1) · Migraine: 240 mg SC loading dose, then 120 mg SC monthly. Cluster: 300 mg SC at onset of cluster period, then monthly during cluster. (1)

120 mg/mL prefilled syringe or autoinjector (1) · 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 mg tablets (1/4 to 5 grains; 1 grain = 60 mg) (1) · 225 mg/1.5 mL prefilled syringe or autoinjector (1)

240 mg loading + 120 mg/month for migraine; 300 mg/month for cluster (1) · 675 mg/quarter (1) · No fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target (1)

Oral (1) · Subcutaneous (2)

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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Monthly dosing (1) · Monthly or quarterly dosing (1) · Steady-state at 4-6 weeks (1)

T4 ~7 days; T3 ~1 day'"`UNIQ--ref-00000036-QINU`"' (1) · ~27 days (1) · ~31 days (1)

Not formally established (1) · Not formally established (high SC) (1) · Variable; reduced by food, calcium, iron, PPIs'"`UNIQ--ref-00000037-QINU`"' (1)

Limited data; avoid (2) · 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.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

Rx (2) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)