国: アメリカ合衆国
言語: 英語
ソース: NLM (National Library of Medicine)
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (UNII: 9J765S329G) (LEVOTHYROXINE - UNII:Q51BO43MG4)
Blenheim Pharmacal, Inc.
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Levothyroxine sodium is used for the following indications: Hypothyroidism - As replacement or supplemental therapy in congenital or acquired hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis. Specific indications include: primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism. Primary hypothyroidism may result from functional deficiency, primary atrophy, partial or total congenital absence of the thyroid gland, or from the effects of surgery, radiation, or drugs, with or without the presence of goiter. Pituitary TSH Suppression - In the treatment or prevention of various types of euthyroid goiters (see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS ), including thyroid nodules (see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS ), subacute or chronic Iymphocytic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis), multinodular goite
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, USP are round, color coded, partial bisected tablets debossed with JSP and ID Number: STORAGE CONDITIONS 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F) with excursions between 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) Rx only Manufactured for: Lannett Company, Inc. Philadelphia, PA 19136 Manufactured by: Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bohemia, NY 11716 Rev. 10/07 MG #18326
New Drug Application
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM- LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM TABLET BLENHEIM PHARMACAL, INC. ---------- LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM TABLETS, USP CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) released from the hypothalamus stimulates secretion of thyrotropin-stimulating hormone, TSH, from the anterior pituitary. TSH, in turn, is the physiologic stimulus for the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones, L-thyroxine (T ) and L-triiodothyronine (T ), by the thyroid gland. Circulating serum T and T levels exert a feedback effect on both TRH and TSH secretion. When serum T and T levels increase, TRH and TSH secretion decrease. When thyroid hormone levels decrease, TRH and TSH secretion increase. The mechanisms by which thyroid hormones exert their physiologic actions are not completely understood, but it is thought that their principal effects are exerted through control of DNA transcription and protein synthesis. T and T diffuse into the cell nucleus and bind to thyroid receptor proteins attached to DNA. This hormone nuclear receptor complex activates gene transcription and synthesis of messenger RNA and cytoplasmic proteins. Thyroid hormones regulate multiple metabolic processes and play an essential role in normal growth and development, and normal maturation of the central nervous system and bone. The metabolic actions of thyroid hormones include augmentation of cellular respiration and thermogenesis, as well as metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. The protein anabolic effects of thyroid hormones are essential to normal growth and development. The physiologic actions of thyroid hormones are produced predominately by T , the majority of which (approximately 80%) is derived from T by deiodination in peripheral tissues. Levothyroxine, at doses individualized according to patient response, is effective as replacement or supplemental therapy in hypothyroidism of any etiology, except transient hypothyroidism during the rec 完全なドキュメントを読む