Synthetic Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy
In addition to Armour Thyroid, a natural thyroid hormone replacement therapy made from porcine thyroid glands, there are synthetic therapies available from Forest Pharmaceuticals.
Thyrolar® (liotrix tablets, USP), the only commercially available synthetic combination (T4 and T3) thyroid hormone replacement therapy may be right for your patients who need combination therapy in a synthetic form. To learn more about Thyrolar, click here.
Levothroid® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP) is a synthetic product containing the hormone levothyroxine (T4). Levothroid is available in 12 strengths ranging from 25 mcg through 300 mcg to allow for easy titration of thyroid function.
To learn more about Levothroid, a synthetic T4 thyroid hormone replacement therapy, click here.
To return to the Armour Thyroid website, click here.
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