Drug details
Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium)
type of Thyroid Products
Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium) is a synthetic compound identical to T4 (levothyroxine) produced by the human thyroid gland used to treat hypothyroidism due to many causes (for example:
This drug may have the following side effects:
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- shortness of breath,
- tiredness,
- chest pain,
- muscle aches,
- headache,
- sweating,
- weakness,
- hot flashes,
- sleep problems (insomnia),
- hair loss,
- feeling cold,
- tremors,
- memory problems,
- leg cramps,
- weight changes
- fast or irregular heartbeats,
- appetite changes,
- feeling depressed, nervous or irritable,
- dryness of skin or hair,
- changes in your menstrual periods,
The following drugs are related to Synthroid, either as a replacement or used together:
- Armour Thyroid (thyroid tablets)
- Belviq XR (lorcaserin hydrochloride extended release tablets)
- Cytomel (liothyronine sodium)
- Eurothyrox (levothyroxine sodium tablets)
- Levolet (levothyroxine sodium tablets)
- Levothroid (levothyroxine sodium)
- Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium)
- Unithroid (levothyroxine sodium)
- Tirosint-Sol (levothyroxine sodium oral solution)
- Thyquidity (levothyroxine sodium oral solution)
- Triostat (liothyronine sodium injection)
- Thyrolar (liotrix)
- Tapazole (methimazole)
- Nature-Throid (thyroid tablets)
- NP-Thyroid (thyroid tablets)
- Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw for injection, for intravenous use)
- WP-Thyroid (thyroid tablets)
- Westhroid (thyroid tablets, usp)