Hashimoto\'s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause

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Table   2:  Thyroid Medications1,2,4

Brand Name (Generic Name) Description

Armour® Thyroid

Nature-Throid®

WP Thyroid®

NP Thyroid®

(Thyroid USP)

Desiccated pork thyroid gland

T4/T3 combination

Mimics the biological ratio of

80% T4 to 20% T3 with a T4:T3

ratio of 4:1

May also contain TPO and

thyroglobulin, which can

perpetuate the autoimmune

attack in some

Proloid® (Thyroglobulin)

Partially purified pork

thyroglobulin

T4:T3 ratio of 2.5:1

Synthroid®, Levothyroid®,

Levoxyl®, Thyro-Tabs®, Unithroid®^

(Levothyroxine)

Synthetic T4

Variable absorption among

products. Should not switch

back and forth between

brand/generics

Cytomel® (liothyronine) Synthetic T3

Liotrix® (Thyrolar)

Synthetic T4:T3 in 4:1 ratio

(on long-term backorder at

time of writing; see thyrolar.com

for details)

Compounded Thyroid

Tailored dosage forms with

unique ratio of T4/T3. Free of

allergenic fillers and prepared

by specialized compounding

pharmacists. May be

formulated as immediate-

release or slow-release. Slow-

release products may be more

difficult to absorb.

Tirosint®

New liquid gelcap formulation of

T4; contains only glycerin, gelatin,

and water