Dried thyroid powder

Japanese: 乾燥甲状腺末 - かんそうこうじょうせんまつ
Dried thyroid powder

...If the benign nodules are small, thyroid hormone medication is administered and the progress is monitored, but if the nodules are large, surgery is performed. [Kuzuya Nobuaki]
[Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs]
Thyroid hormone preparations are used to treat hypothyroidism, including cretinism and myxedema, and are available in the form of dried thyroid powder made from the thyroid glands of animals used for food, and the synthetic products thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Dried thyroid powder is only regulated by its total iodine content, so the active ingredients T4 and T3 content varies depending on the source, and the potency is not stable.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dried thyroid powder" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…良性結節は,小さい場合は甲状腺ホルモン剤投与をして経過をみるが,結節が大きいときには手術を行う。【葛谷 信明】
【甲状腺ホルモン剤と抗甲状腺剤】
 クレチン症や粘液水腫などの甲状腺機能低下症の治療に用いられるのが甲状腺ホルモン剤であるが,これには食用獣の甲状腺を原料とした乾燥甲状腺末と合成品のチロキシン,トリヨードチロニンがある。乾燥甲状腺末は,その総ヨウ素量の規定があるだけなので,有効成分のT4,T3含量が原料により一定せず,力価が安定しない。…

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