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class and indications
Question | Answer |
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Thyroid hormones? | for normal grown, development, timely sexual maturation; also affect other organ system, metabolic processes; augment sympathetic nervous system function by increasing number of adrenoceptors |
Drugs in thyroid class indications? | hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism |
Levothyroxine or liothyronine? | Both are for hypothyroidism. liothyronine is more potent but cause more adverse effect on cardiac, and more expensive, shorter halflife( only 1 days while levothyroxine is 7 days). |
levothyroxine SE | hyperthyroidism |
thioamide drugs | inhibit synthesis or release of thyroid hormone |
fludrocortisone | Grave's disease |