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Thyrolar
Used for Hypothyroidism
Used for Hypothyroidism
Levothyroxine/liothyronine, also known as liotrix, is a combination of thyroid hormones that refills your body's natural hormones. It treats symptoms of low thyroid hormone levels in your body, such as tiredness, weight gain, sensitivity to cold, and goiters, and helps manage thyroid cancer. This medication has been discontinued and is no longer available.
What is Liotrix?
Drug facts
| Common Brands | Thyrolar |
|---|---|
| Drug Class | Triiodothyronine (T3) / Thyroxine (T4) |
| Controlled Substance Classification | Not a controlled medication |
| Generic Status | No lower-cost generic available |
| Availability | Discontinued |
Liotrix dosage
Typical dosage for Liotrix
Interactions between Liotrix and other drugs
Liotrix may interact with certain medications or supplements. Always let your doctor and pharmacist know about any other medications or supplements (including prescribed and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and dietary or herbal supplements) that you are currently taking. The list below does not include all possible drug interactions with Liotrix. Please note that only the generic name of each medication is listed below.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
- Aluminum Carbonate, Basic
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Aluminum Phosphate
- Calcium Acetate
- Calcium Carbonate
- Calcium Citrate
- Chlorotrianisene
- Cholestyramine
- Chromium
- Ciprofloxacin
- Colesevelam
- Conjugated Estrogens
- Conjugated Estrogens Synthetic A
- Conjugated Estrogens Synthetic B
- Dexlansoprazole
- Dienestrol
- Diethylstilbestrol
- Dihydroxyaluminum Aminoacetate
- Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
- Esomeprazole
- Esterified Estrogens
- Estradiol
- Estramustine
- Estriol
- Estropipate
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Fosphenytoin
- Imatinib
- Iron
- Kelp
- Lansoprazole
- Lanthanum Carbonate
- Lopinavir
- Magaldrate
- Magnesium Carbonate
- Magnesium Hydroxide
- Magnesium Oxide
- Magnesium Trisilicate
- Mestranol
- Omeprazole
- Pantoprazole
- Patiromer
- Phenytoin
- Polyestradiol Phosphate
- Promestriene
- Quinestrol
- Rabeprazole
- Rifampin
- Ritonavir
- Semaglutide
- Sevelamer
- Simvastatin
- Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
- Tibolone
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