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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 3 2

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 100%

Dosages

  60 mg daily 90 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Thyroid Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
1 100% Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Thyroid Extract

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Thyroid Extract

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

Stopped Taking Thyroid Extract

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 100%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.