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Brand names: Levothyroxine sodium
12.1 Mechanism of Action Thyroid hormones exert their physiologic actions through control of DNA transcription and protein synthesis. Triiodothyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) 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. The physiological actions of thyroid hormones are produced predominantly by T3, the majority of which (approximately 80%) is derived from T4 by deiodination in peripheral tissues.
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The thyroxine I buy in Australia (Eutroxsig, thyroxine sodium) says on the box that it's heat sensitive - keep in the fridge, OK to keep one blister pack out of the fridge for 2 weeks. But the thyroxine I bought overseas (Eltroxin, levothyroxine sodium, made in Germany) doesn't have any such warnin
I had no problem compounding different active ingredients with geometric dilution, but this is the first time I have to compound an api, levothyroxine sodium, which imply a very extreme ratio between active ingredient and excipients, because I need only 100µm of active per cap. Is possible to obtain
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Oral