Medicines
- Synthroid levothyroxine · Generic available
- Levo-T levothyroxine · Generic available Thyroid cancer (keeping TSH low)
- Unithroid levothyroxine · Generic available Thyroid cancer (keeping TSH low)
- Levoxyl levothyroxine · Generic available
- Cytomel liothyronine · Generic available Thyroid cancer (to suppress TSH)
- Nexavar sorafenib · Generic available Thyroid cancer that doesn't respond to radioactive iodine
- Cabometyx cabozantinib · No generic yet Differentiated thyroid cancer
- Caprelsa vandetanib · No generic yet Medullary thyroid cancer
- Cometriq cabozantinib · No generic yet Medullary thyroid cancer that has spread
- Doxorubicin No generic yet Stomach, bladder and thyroid cancer
- Gavreto pralsetinib · No generic yet Advanced thyroid cancer with a RET fusion
- Hicon sodium iodide I 131 · No generic yet
- Lenvima lenvatinib · No generic yet Thyroid cancer not helped by radioactive iodine
- Mekinist trametinib · No generic yet Anaplastic thyroid cancer with a BRAF mutation
- Retevmo selpercatinib · No generic yet Thyroid cancer with a RET gene change
- Tafinlar dabrafenib · No generic yet Anaplastic thyroid cancer with a BRAF gene change
- Thyquidity levothyroxine · No generic yet Thyroid cancer (keeping TSH low)
- Thyrogen thyrotropin alfa · No generic yet Follow-up testing for thyroid cancer after thyroid removal; Helping radioactive iodine remove leftover thyroid tissue
- Tirosint levothyroxine · Generic available Thyroid cancer (keeping TSH low)
- Tirosint SOL levothyroxine · No generic yet Thyroid cancer (keeping TSH low)
From each medicine’s FDA label. Only your prescriber can say which one is right for you, and many are prescribed for other reasons too.