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A Focus on Thyroid Dysfunction
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Furthermore, high cholesterol, infertility, arthritis, and 59 separate diseases are all associated with thyroid dysfunction.
Many traditional medicine practitioners solely rely on testing thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in order to evaluate thyroid function. Measuring TSH levels is an indirect way to evaluate thyroid hormone production by the thyroid gland. The pituitary gland secretes TSH to stimulate the production of thyroid hormone. When there is insufficient thyroid hormone, TSH levels increase. Increased TSH causes the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormone. When there is excess thyroid hormone, TSH levels will be lowered. Problems exist with relying solely on TSH levels to evaluate thyroid function. First of all, solely measuring a TSH level does not give a complete picture of thyroid function. Free T4 (Thyroxine) and Free T3 (Triiodothyronine) should also be a part of every thyroid laboratory workup. T4 is the predominant hormone produced by the thyroid gland. It is an inactive hormone and must be converted to T3 within cells. T3 is the active thyroid hormone that regulates the metabolic activity of cells. There are many people who produce enough T4 yet cannot convert some or most of it into T3. In these cases, the TSH level will appear "normal," yet patients will exhibit many of the signs of a thyroid disorder.
A fourth valuable thyroid test is Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO). Thyroid peroxidase is an enzyme used by the thyroid gland in the manufacture of T4. In patients with autoimmune thyroiditis, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, and levels of these antibodies in blood can diagnose this condition and indicate the extent of disease. Another problem with serum blood testing is that thyroid hormone functions inside of each cell [not in blood]. Collecting blood from the capillaries (i.e. with a finger stick) rather than from a venipuncture, may be more representative of cellular levels of thyroid hormone. Simple blood spot test kits from ZRT Laboratory are available to you through MD Custom Rx for at home testing of your complete thyroid function (TSH, Free T4, Free T3, and TPO). Blood spot testing involves a nearly painless finger stick to collect a few drops of blood, which are then dried on filter paper and sent to ZRT Laboratory for analysis. Since thyroid interacts so closely with other hormone systems ZRT Laboratory test kits can also be utilized to evaluate the sex steroid hormone levels as well (i.e. estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEAS, diurnal cortisol).
Treating thyroid dysfunction often involves a combination of compete hormone restoration including adrenal function, diet modification, nutritional support, as well as thyroid hormone replacement. There are many nutrient deficiencies that can cause an inability of the body to convert T4 into T3. These include; vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iodine, iron, selenium, and zinc. Many medications also interfere with the body's ability to convert T4 into T3. The list includes; beta blockers, birth control pills, synthetic hormone therapies, and SSRI antidepressants. Iodine deficiency plays a large role in the development of autoimmune thyroiditis. Researchers have found that subjects with autoimmune thyroid disorders had much less iodine in their thyroid glands than the normal group did. Simple dried urine spot test kits from ZRT Laboratory are available through MD Custom Rx for at home testing of your iodine level. Numerous studies have also shown a link between autoimmune thyroid disease and gluten sensitivity. Consider scheduling an appointment with pharmacist Dan Zatarski PharmD (aka The Vitamin Coach) for assistance is assessing for nutritional deficiencies, medications, and/or gluten sensitivity that may be contributing to poorly functioning thyroid hormone.
If diagnosed with under active thyroid (hypothyroidism), a thyroid hormone replacement therapy may be prescribed. Often compounded prescription preparations can meet the individual needs of the patient. Through prescription compounding a thyroid capsule can be prepared as a gradual release preparation. This is especially advantageous when dosing T3, as T3 has a very short half life in the body. In addition, compounding allows infinite dosing possibilities. At MD Custom Rx we can virtually prepare any combination of T4, T3 and/or Desiccated Porcine Thyroid USP as needed by the patient.
At MDCustomRx, you are treated as an individual and not a diagnosis. Our compounding pharmacy offers the broadest range of custom prescription options in Wisconsin, from non-standard dosages and combinations of drugs, to custom drug delivery methods like topical creams and lollipops. We provide alternative treatments which are frequently effective in relieving symptoms of multiple sclerosis, autism, cancer, thyroid problems, and other conditions.
With the current nationwide shortage of the major thyroid hormone supplements compounding pharmacies are the only source of Dessicated Natural Thyroid (Thyroid USP-porcine) in the proper ratio of T4:T3 (4.22:1). MDCustomRx is serving Wisconsin residents compounding solutions with custom blends of T4 and T3 hormones to meet individual patient needs. To learn more about Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy and if Desiccated Natural Thyroid can help you or to learn about the prescription compounding options available.
Preterm delivery effects one in eight babies increasing the risk of lifelong health problems for these babies. In February 2011 the FDA approved the first drug for preventing premature birth - Makena. Unfortunately KV Pharmaceuticals has set the cost of the approved pharmaceutical product Makena at over $500 per dose! For decades, Hydroxyprogesterone, the active ingredient in Makena, has been readily available through compounding pharmacies, like MD Custom Rx in Brookfield, for a mere $10-$15 per dose. MD Custom RX will continue to work with patients and doctors to provide compounded Hydroxyprogesterone keeping the drug for reducing the risk of preterm delivery affordable through pharmaceutical compounding.
Medications are often not approved for use in infants and children and many do not have options that make administering them easy or effective. This is where custom compounding from MD Custom Rx can step in to provide suitable pediatric dosage and forms to effectively help your child back to health. From lollipops to good tasting liquid formulations for many medications, the Brookfield Wisconsin compounding pharmacy can deliver pediatric medications for your child.
Custom compounded medications offer therapeutic alternatives and advantages for patients of every age. Compounding pharmacists offer flavoring of medications to ease discomfort, give drug administration options like transdermal, sublingual, buccal, rectal, individualized formulations to eliminate problem ingredients and medication management to improve the patients daily life. Involve the compounding pharmacists of MD Custom Rx when faced with relieving pain, for symptom control and wound care throughout all phases of life.
From bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to low dose naltrexone (LDN), MDCustomRx is Wisconsin’s best source for compounded prescriptions. No other Wisconsin compounding pharmacy offers our level of personalized attention, following up with each customer, and working closely with patients and practitioners/prescribers to find the best treatment method for each individual. Through our hormone balancing consultation program, our compounding pharmacists will evaluate your hormone levels, and work with your doctor to arrive at a bioidentical hormone replacement program to ease the effects of menopause, andropause, thyroid conditions, adrenal fatigue and more.
Our compounding pharmacists strive to obtain the highest standard of continuing education in order to be the most up to date in their knowledge of drug manipulation and compounding techniques. Our staff of caring pharmacists and technicians are devoted to the patient-physician-pharmacist triad, which consists of the philosophy that by working together we can best meet the individual needs of the patient.
MDCustomRx offers Wisconsin's only state-of-the-art compounding laboratory complete with USP <797> compliant sterile clean room, concomitant ante and prep room facilities. We ensure in-house environmental testing and scheduled sterility and potency testing on all of our sterile compounded products and scheduled potency testing on all compounded preparations. Our Brookfield WI (in Waukesha county) has been expanded to serve all physicians and patients in Milwaukee, Waukesha and beyond with state-of-the art equipment and expanded patient services. We serve patients and doctors from all over the state of Wisconsin, from Racine and Kenosha to Green Bay and Appleton, and West past Madison, our compounding pharmacy is where Wisconsin doctors, dentists, veterinarians, pediatricians and dermatologists obtain customized prescriptions for their patients.
