Levothyroxine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Levothyroxine

Description of the Drug

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.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00451

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Provell Pharmaceuticals Llc, Institut Biochimique Sa (Ibsa), Abbvie Inc, Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals Inc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Llc, Allergan Sales Llc, Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc, Lupin Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Thyroid hormone receptor PROTEIN COMPLEX AGONIST CHEMBL2111462

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL23098
PharmGKB PA450221
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0000248
DrugBank DB00451
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14889116 14791233
PubChem 25201348 5819
NMRShiftDB 60021387
LINCS LSM-5447
Nikkaji J4.118A
PDBe T44
BindingDB 408980 50301375
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8023214
DrugCentral 2646
Metabolights MTBLC58448 MTBLC18332
Brenda 22220 86895 3235 152009 52934 1380
Rhea 58448
ChemicalBook CB5853720 CB82551184
Guide to Pharmacology 2635
rxnorm LEVOXYL LEVO-T UNITHROID THYRO-TABS SYNTHROID LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM LEVOTHROID TIROSINT LEVOTHYROXINE EUTHYROX
KEGG Ligand C01829
ChEBI 58448 18332
ZINC ZINC000003830993