Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Levothyroxine (INN USAN) or L-thyroxine is a synthetic thyroid hormone that is chemically identical to thyroxine (T4) which is naturally secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. It is used to treat thyroid hormone deficiency and occasionally to prevent the recurrence of thyroid cancer. Like its naturally secreted counterpart levothyroxine is a chiral compound in the L-form.
