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What is Thyroid Extract?

Thyroid extract is used for replacement or supplemental therapy in hypothyroidism; pituitary Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) suppressants (thyroid nodules, thyroiditis, multinodular goiter, thyroid cancer), thyrotoxicosis, and diagnostic suppression tests.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypothyroidism 87 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 28 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 16 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 8 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 5 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 149 patients currently taking Thyroid Extract

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 8
None
 32

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Thyroid Extract

Weight gain 2
Diarrhea 1
Dry eyes 1
Anger 1
Heart rate increased 1
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Thyroid Extract. See all 24 dosages ►

  daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily 150 mg daily 180 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 26 Number of Patients: 26 7 Number of Patients: 7 27 Number of Patients: 27 5 Number of Patients: 5 31 Number of Patients: 31 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Thyroid Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 19   Other: 56%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 15%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 34 patients who’ve stopped taking Thyroid Extract

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Thyroid Extract

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Thyroid Extract

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Thyroid Extract

Always
 39 85%
Usually
 4 9%
Sometimes
 2 4%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Thyroid Extract

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 6 13%
Not at all
 38 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Thyroid Extract

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 3%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 4 11%
< $25
 30 86%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.