Generic Name:

Desiccated thyroid extract

Common Brands:

NP Thyroid, Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid, WP-Thyroid

Availability:

Prescription only

Therapeutic Class:

Thyroid hormone replacement and pituitary TSH suppressants

Forms:

Tablet

Administration:

By mouth

Therapeutic Uses:

• Thyroid hormone replacement in people with hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland)
• Pituitary TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) suppression in people with multinodular goiter, thyroid nodules, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and management of thyroid cancer

Controlled Status:

Not a controlled substance