Drug General Information (ID: DDIT7QW649)
  Drug Name Propylthiouracil Drug Info Liotrix Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antithyroid Agents Thyroid Drugs
  Structure

 Mechanism of Propylthiouracil-Liotrix Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
     Attenuated pharmacological effects (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
      Drug Name Propylthiouracil Liotrix
      Mechanism Antithyroid agent Thyroid hormone
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Pharmacodynamics
Factor Description Reduced pharmacological effects leading to insufficient efficacy and/or treatment failure.
      Mechanism Description
  • Attenuated pharmacological effects of  Propylthiouracil when combined with Liotrix 

Recommended Action
      Management Concomitant use of antithyroid agents and thyroid hormones should generally be avoided due to mutually negating effects.

References
1 Product Information. Armour thyroid (thyroid desiccated). Forest Pharmaceuticals, St. Louis, MO.
2 Product Information. Synthroid (levothyroxine). Abbott Pharmaceutical, Abbott Park, IL.
3 Wohlt PD, Zheng L, Gunderson S, Balzar SA, Johnson BD, Fish JT "Recommendations for the use of medications with continuous enteral nutrition." Am J Health Syst Pharm 66 (2009): 1438-67. [PMID: 19667002]