Armour Thyroid

Armour Thyroid

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Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

Drugs with thyroid hormone activity, alone or together with other therapeutic agents, have been used for the treatment of obesity. In euthyroid patients, doses within the range of daily hormonal requirements are ineffective for weight reduction. Larger doses may produce serious or even life-threatening manifestations of toxicity, particularly when given in association with sympathomimetic amines such as those used for their anorectic effects.

The use of thyroid hormones in the therapy of obesity, alone or combined with other drugs, is unjustified and has been shown to be ineffective. Neither is their use justified for the treatment of male or female infertility unless this condition is accompanied by hypothyroidism.

The active ingredient (desiccated natural thyroid) in Armour® Thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP) is derived from porcine (pig) thyroid glands of pigs processed for human food consumption and is produced at a facility that also handles bovine (cow) tissues from animals processed for human food consumption. As a result, a potential risk of product contamination with porcine and bovine viral or other adventitious agents cannot be ruled out. Forest is not aware of any cases of disease transmission associated with the use of Armour Thyroid.

Legal Issues

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FDA Safety Alerts

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Manufacturer Warnings

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FDA Labeling Changes

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Uses

Armour Thyroid tablets are indicated:

As replacement or supplemental therapy in patients with hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis. This category includes cretinism, myxedema, and ordinary hypothyroidism in patients of any age (children, adults, the elderly), or state (including pregnancy); primary hypothyroidism resulting from functional deficiency, primary atrophy, partial or total absence of thyroid gland, or the effects of surgery, radiation, or drugs, with or without the presence of goiter; and secondary (pituitary), or tertiary (hypothalamic) hypothyroidism (SeeWARNINGS).
As pituitary TSH suppressants, in the treatment or prevention of various types of euthyroid goiters, including thyroid nodules, subacute or chronic Iymphocytic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's), multinodular goiter, and in the management of thyroid cancer.

History

There is currently no drug history available for this drug.

Other Information

Armour® Thyroid (thyroid tablets, USP)* for oral use is a natural preparation derived from porcine thyroid glands and has a strong, characteristic odor. (T3 liothyronine is approximately four times as potent as T4 levothyroxine on a microgram for microgram basis.) They provide 38 mcg levothyroxine (T4) and 9 mcg liothyronine (T3) per grain of thyroid. The inactive ingredients are calcium stearate, dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate and opadry white.

Armour Thyroid Manufacturers


  • Northwind Pharmaceuticals, Llc
    Armour Thyroid Tablet [Northwind Pharmaceuticals, Llc]
  • Rebel Distributors Corp
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid) Tablet [Rebel Distributors Corp]
  • Pd-rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid) Tablet [Pd-rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]
  • Bryant Ranch Prepack
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid) Tablet [Bryant Ranch Prepack]
  • Forest Laboratories, Inc
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid, Porcine) Tablet [Forest Laboratories, Inc]
  • A-s Medication Solutions Llc
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid, Porcine) Tablet [A-s Medication Solutions Llc]
  • Pd-rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Armour Thyroid (Thyroid, Porcine) Tablet [Pd-rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]

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