Liothyronine

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Liothyronine is a form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma. It is marketed as the sodium salt under the brand name Cytomel (or Tertroxin in Australia).(The figure on the right shows the R isomer instead of the S)

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ATC prefix

H03

ATC suffix

AA02

CAS number

6893-02-3

ChEBI

6484

DrugBank

DB00279

FDA UNII code

06LU7C9H1V

IUPAC name

sodium (S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-35-diiodophenyl]propanoate

PubChem

16218759