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2. Desiccated thyroid extract - Wikipedia

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   Desiccated thyroid extract is prepared from pig thyroid glands. The glands are dried (desiccated), ground to powder, combined with binder chemicals, and pressed into pills. This was a new use for parts that were previously unwanted slaughterhouse offal , and Armour and Company , the dominant American meatpacker in the 20th century, supplied the ...

3. Liotrix - Wikipedia

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   Liotrix is a 4:1 mixture of thyroxine (T 4) and triiodothyronine (T 3) made synthetically.It is used to replenish thyroid hormones in thyroid deficiency and hypothyroidism.The only brand of liotrix available in the U.S. is Thyrolar, manufactured by Forest Laboratories.

4. Forest Laboratories - Wikipedia

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   Armour Thyroid (desiccated thyroid extract tablets) for hypothyroidism and pituitary Thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression; Bystolic for hypertension; Campral (acamprosate) for maintenance of abstinence from alcohol in patients with alcohol dependence; Celexa for depression (developed by Lundbeck)

5. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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   Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in a recent study. ... The best under-$50 clothing items to buy at Amazon ...

6. Hypothyroidism - Wikipedia

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   Desiccated thyroid extract is an animal-based thyroid gland extract, [16] most commonly from pigs. It is a combination therapy, containing forms of T 4 and T 3. [16] It also contains calcitonin (a hormone produced in the thyroid gland involved in the regulation of calcium levels), T 1 and T 2; these are not present in synthetic hormone ...

7. Liothyronine - Wikipedia

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   In thyroid cancer or Graves' disease, ablation therapy with radioactive iodine (131 I) can be used to remove trace thyroid tissue that may remain after thyroidectomy (surgical excision of the gland). For 131 I therapy to be effective, the trace thyroid tissue must be avid to iodine, which is achieved by elevating the person's TSH levels. [ 5 ]

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   Stargazers should prepare to lose sleep on Tuesday, Aug. 12, as two celestial sights unfold. The first event will be visible before sunrise and will feature the two brightest planets in the sky ...

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