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Generic Name: thyroid (desiccated) (THYE roid (DES i kay ted))
Brand Names: Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, Westhroid, Thyroid Porcine

Thyroid is taken to replace the body's natural thyroid hormones and is used to prevent and treat goiter. Includes thyroid side effects, interactions and indications.

Generic Name: thyroid (desiccated) (THYE roid (DES i kay ted))
Brand Names: Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, Westhroid, Thyroid Porcine

Thyroid is taken to replace the body's natural thyroid hormones and is used to prevent and treat goiter. Includes thyroid side effects, interactions and indications.

1 tablets of Thyroid 40 mg

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Thyroid Drug Information:

Desiccated (dried) thyroid is a combination of hormones that are normally produced by your thyroid gland to regulate the body's energy and metabolism. Desiccated thyroid is given when the thyroid does not produce enough of this hormone on its own. Desiccated thyroid treats hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). It is also used to treat or prevent goiter (enlarged thyroid gland), and is also given as part of a medical tests for thyroid disorders. This medicine should not be used to treat obesity or weight problems. Learn more

Thyroid Side Effects

For the Consumer

Applies to thyroid desiccated: oral tablet

Warning

Oral route (Tablet)

In euthyroid patients, doses within the range of daily hormonal requirements are ineffective for weight reduction. Larger doses may produce serious or even life-threatening manifestations of toxicity, particularly when given in association with sympathomimetic amines such as those used for their anorectic effects.

Along with its needed effects, thyroid desiccated may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur while taking thyroid desiccated:

Changes in appetite
changes in menstrual periods
chest pain
diarrhea
fast or irregular heartbeat
fever
hand tremors
headache
irritability
leg cramps
nervousness
sensitivity to heat
shortness of breath
sweating
trouble sleeping
vomiting
weight loss

For Healthcare Professionals

Applies to thyroid desiccated: compounding powder, oral capsule, oral tablet

General

Adverse reactions other than those attributable to hyperthyroidism due to therapeutic overdose are rare. Excessive doses may result in a hypermetabolic state resembling in every respect the condition of endogenous origin.

If sings and symptoms of overdosage appear, the dosage should be reduced or therapy temporarily discontinued and may be reinstituted at a lower dosage. Normal hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis function has been restored in 6 to 8 weeks after thyroid suppression.