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Name
Thyroid
Alternate Names
Armour Thyroid
Dry thyroid
Nature Thyroid
Noroxine
S-P-T
Thyrar
Thyreoidin
Thyro-Teric
Thyrocrine
Thyroid
Thyroid Enseals
Thyroid extract
Thyroid gland
Thyroid Strong
Thyroidea
Thyroideum siccum
Tiroide secca
Westhroid
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Thyroid hormone. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
26492
026492
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
Synthetic thyroid agents preferred. A slang name for the cleaned, dried, and powdered thyroid gland, previously deprived of connective tissue and fat, obtained from domesticated food animals; formerly used as a source of thyroid hormones in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
Coding
This drug should be coded
