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What is Desiccated thyroid?

Desiccated thyroid or thyroid extract, refers to porcine (or mixed beef and pork) thyroid glands, dried and powdered for therapeutic use.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypothyroidism 10 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Dizziness and feeling faint 1 0
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 17 patients currently taking Desiccated thyroid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Desiccated thyroid

Anxious mood 1
Heart palpitations 1
Shakiness 1
Seizures 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Desiccated thyroid. See all 11 dosages ►

  15 mg daily 16.25 mg daily 32.5 mg daily 60 mg daily 65 mg daily 97.5 mg daily 114 mcg daily 130 mg daily 180 mg daily 390 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Desiccated thyroid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Desiccated thyroid

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

Currently Taking Desiccated thyroid

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

Stopped Taking Desiccated thyroid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Desiccated thyroid

Always
 6 67%
Usually
 3 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Desiccated thyroid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 22%
A little
 1 11%
Not at all
 6 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Desiccated thyroid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 13%
$25-49
 2 25%
< $25
 5 63%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.