Trade names Choloxin Legal status Discontinued | ATC code C10AX01 (WHO) Molar mass 776.87 g/mol | |
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AHFS/Drugs.com Multum Consumer Information Pregnancycategory US: B (No risk in non-human studies) Synonyms D-3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine | ||
Dextrothyroxine (trade name Choloxin) saw research as a cholesterol-lowering drug but was pulled due to cardiac side-effects. It also increases hepatic lipase which in turn improves utilization of triglycerides, improving apolipoprotein E cholesterol particles.
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