Drug General Information

Drug Name
Levothyroxine
Synonyms
Eltroxin; Euthyrox; Forthyron; Laevothyroxinum; Laevoxin; Levolet; Levothroid; Levothyrox; Levothyroxin; Levoxyl; Oroxine; Synthroid; THX; Tetraiodothyronine; Thyratabs; Thyrax; Thyreoideum; Thyroxevan; Thyroxin; Thyroxinal; Levothyroxine sodium; Synthroid sodium; Thyroxine [BAN]; Thyroxine iodine; LT00440967; T4 levothyroxine; DL-Thyroxin; Eltroxin (TN); Euthyrox (TN); Eutirox (TN); Forthyron (TN); L-Thryoxin; L-Thyroxin; L-thyroxine; Laevothyroxinum (acid); Levaxin (TN); Levo-T; Levothyroxine (BAN); Levothyroxinum (acid); Levoxyl (TN); Synthroid (TN); T-3850; T4 (Hormone); Thyrax (TN); Thyrox (TN); Thyroxine (VAN); Thyroxine (l); L-thyroxine (TN); Levothyroxine Sodium (L-thyroxine); Levothroid (*Sodiumsalt*); Synthroid (*Sodium salt*); Thyroxine, L-(8CI); L-3,5,3\',5\'-Tetraiodothyronine; O-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-3,5-diiodotyrosine; Beta-((3,5-Diiodo-4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl)alanine; O-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-diidophenyl)-3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine; O-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-3,5-diiodo-L-tyrosine; (-)-Thyroxine; (125I)T4; (2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propanoic acid; 2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodo-phenoxy)-3,5-diiodo-phenyl]-propanoic acid; 3,3\',5,5"-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine; 3,3\',5,5\'\'-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine; 3,3\',5,5\'-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine; 3,5,3\',5\'-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine; 3,5,3\',5\'-Tetraiodothyronine; 3,5,3\'5\'-Tetraiodo-L-thyronine; 3-(4-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl)alanine; 3-[4-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-L-alanine; 4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodo-L-phenylalanine
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indications
Hypothyroidism [ICD-11: 5A00]
Approved
Company
Abbott Laboratories
Summary
Levothyroxine is a synthetic T4 hormone used to treat hypothyroidism that can be used along with surgery and radioiodine therapy to manage thyrotropin-dependent well-differentiated thyroid cancer.
Target
Thyroid hormone receptor alpha (THRA)
Mechanism of Action: Antagonist
T79591

Drug Chemical Infomation and External Links

Formula
C15H11I4NO4
Canonical SMILES
C1=C(C=C(C(=C1I)OC2=CC(=C(C(=C2)I)O)I)I)CC(C(=O)O)N
InChI
1S/C15H11I4NO4/c16-8-4-7(5-9(17)13(8)21)24-14-10(18)1-6(2-11(14)19)3-12(20)15(22)23/h1-2,4-5,12,21H,3,20H2,(H,22,23)/t12-/m0/s1
InChIKey
XUIIKFGFIJCVMT-LBPRGKRZSA-N
CAS Number CAS 51-48-9
TTD ID D06RGG
DrugBank ID DB00451
PubChem Compound ID 5819
PubChem Substance ID
ChEBI ID CHEBI:18332
ADReCS Drug ID BADD_D01285

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