What is Thyroid Compounding?

Hyperthyroidism (aka underactive thyroid), is a situation where a person either produces too little or no thyroid hormones. Treating underactive thyroid is essential because if it is left untreated, it can lead to other health problems, which include weight gain, infertility, and heart disease.

How does Compounding help with Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy?

There are many commercially available thyroid replacement therapy in the market, however, Compounded thyroid replacement offers a more tailored approach to treating underacting thyroid.

1. Active Ingredients:

The body makes varieties of thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). The body converts T4 to T3 to regulate the hormonal imbalance. Compounding can combine (T3) & (T4) into a single medication.

2. Customized Dosage:

Compounded formulations can be customized to make the strengths of T3 and T4 needed to address your specific challenges.

3. Formulations:

Most traditional retail thyroid medicinal drugs contain immediate-release formulations but your compounding pharmacy can create a sustained release of thyroid arrangements so that the hormone can be released continuously throughout the day.

4. Personalized Inactive Ingredients:

Thyroid replacement therapy can be compounded without certain inactive ingredients consisting of sugar, dye, gluten, etc. which may cause allergic reactions.