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dextrothyroxine (medicine)


dextrothyroxine
<chemical> O-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-3,5-diiodo-d-tyrosine. The dextrorotary isomer of thyroxine. It is used as an oral anticholesteraemic agent, mainly to treat hypercholesteraemia in euthyroid patients.

Pharmacological action: anticholesteraemic agents.

Chemical name: D-Tyrosine, O-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-3,5-diiodo-