Comparing Armour Thyroid vs Levothyrox
| Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) | Levothyrox (levothyroxine) |
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| Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) | Levothyrox (levothyroxine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Hashimoto's disease, Underactive Thyroid, TSH Suppression, Hypothyroidism - After Thyroid Removal, Thyroid Cancer. Armour Thyroid may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Hashimoto's disease, Underactive Thyroid, Hypothyroidism - After Thyroid Removal, TSH Suppression, Thyroid Suppression Test, Myxedema Coma. Levothyrox may also be used for purposes not... View more |
Related suggestions Underactive Thyroid (Hypothyroidism)
Hashimoto's disease (Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis)
Hypothyroidism, After Thyroid Removal (Hypothyroidism, Post-Thyroidectomy)
TSH Suppression
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| More about Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) | More about (levothyroxine) | ||||||||
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Armour Thyroid has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 255 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% reported a negative effect. |
Levothyrox has an average rating of 2.8 out of 10 from a total of 4 ratings on Drugs.com. 0% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 75% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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| Other thyroid desiccated brands include: APur Thyroid, Bio-Throid, Nature-Throid, Niva Thyroid, NP Thyroid, Thyroid Porcine, Westhroid, WP Thyroid | Other levothyroxine brands include: Eltroxin, Ermeza, Euthyrox, Eutroxsig, Evotrox, Levo-T, Levolet, Levoxyl, Novothyrox, Synthroid, Thyquidity, Tirosint, Tirosint-Sol, Unithroid View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category A
Studies show no risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category A
Studies show no risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 233 drugs are known to interact with Armour Thyroid:
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A total of 239 drugs are known to interact with Levothyrox:
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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Tirosint
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NP Thyroid
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Lenvima
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Levoxyl
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Cytomel
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Unithroid
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