Medication
Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Armour)
Half-life
Mixed kinetics
What is Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Armour)?
Porcine thyroid extract containing both T4 and T3 in fixed ratio.
How Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Armour) works
Provides combined thyroid hormones that activate TR receptors, sometimes causing larger peak/trough effects.
Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Armour) half-life
Mixed kinetics (T3 ~1 day, T4 ~7 days)
Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Armour) side effects
- Variable potency
- Hyperthyroid symptoms if overdosed
- Palpitations/anxiety
