JODTHYROX

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Germany

Active ingredients

The drug JODTHYROX contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Potassium iodide UNII 1C4QK22F9J - POTASSIUM IODIDE

Potassium iodide is indicated as a thyroid-blocking agent to prevent the uptake of radioactive iodine, for example after a nuclear accident or during a nuclear medicine investigation before administering a radioiodinated compound, which is metabolised to iodide or which contains radioiodine impurities. Read about Potassium iodide

2 Levothyroxine UNII 9J765S329G - LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM

Levothyroxine sodium is used for the treatment of hypothyroidism. The chief action of levothyroxine is to increase the rate of cell metabolism. Read about Levothyroxine

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
H03AA	Thyroid hormones	H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H03 Thyroid therapy → H03A Thyroid preparations
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: DE	Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte	Identifier(s): 00051960, 02082723, 03021327, 03021333, 11006537