Comparing Armour Thyroid vs Synthroid
| Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) | Synthroid (levothyroxine) |
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| Armour Thyroid (thyroid desiccated) | Synthroid (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
Synthroid replaces missing thyroxine and is used to treat hypothyroidism and other conditions associated with low thyroid hormone levels. The required dosage varies from person to person. Prescribed... 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 Synthroid (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. |
Synthroid has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 191 ratings on Drugs.com. 51% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% 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, 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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168 hours |
240 hours |
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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 Synthroid:
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July 24, 2002 |
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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.
See also:
Synthroid
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Euthyrox
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Ozempic
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Tirosint
Tirosint is used for hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism, after thyroid removal, myxedema coma ...
NP Thyroid
NP Thyroid is used for hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism, after thyroid removal, thyroid cancer ...
Lenvima
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Levoxyl
Levoxyl treats hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone) and treats or prevents goiter. Learn about side ...
Cytomel
Cytomel is used for hypothyroidism, after thyroid removal, myxedema, myxedema coma, thyroid ...
Unithroid
Unithroid is used for hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism, after thyroid removal, myxedema coma ...
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