- Calcium Supplements Can Interfere With Thyroid Drug
News article warning that high calcium levels may result in lower thyroid hormone levels for women taking supplements. http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?ID=35574&storytype=DeanTopics - Propyl-Thyracil
RXmed prescribing information for the antithyroid medication propylthiouracil. http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20P)/PROPYL.html - RXmed: Thyroid
Prescribing information about desiccated thyroid as a hormonal supplement for hypothyroidism. http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20T)/THYROID%20HORMONE.html - Two Thyroid Hormones Better Than One
A study by the Kaunas Medical University in Lithuania and reported in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests hypothyroid patients may respond best to a combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. HealthCentral - News. http://www.healthcentral.com/news/newsfulltext.cfm?id=9430 |