Armour Thyroid

Armour Thyroid

Armour thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP) is a product derived from porcine thyroid glands. Each grain contains 38 micrograms of levothyroxine (T4) and 9 micrograms of liothyronine (t3). Inactive ingredients are calcium stearate, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate and opadry white. Armour Thryoid is a product of Forest Pharmaceuticals that is used as a naturally derived alternative to synthetic thyroid hormone replacement therapy using products such as levothyroxine.

Armour thyroid is made by taking a porcine thyroid and using the whole organ intact, it is ground up into powder form.

drugbox
IUPAC_name = 3,5,3',5'-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine
CAS_number = 51-48-9
ATC_prefix=H03
ATC_suffix=AA01
PubChem=
DrugBank=
C=15 | H=10 | I=4 | N=1 | Na=1 | O=4
molecular_weight = 798.86 (anhydrous)
bioavailability = 49-79%
metabolism = Liver, kidney, intestinal wall
elimination_half-life = 2-7 days
excretion = Through feces
pregnancy_category = A (FDA)
legal_status = RX
routes_of_administration = Oral

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