Nature-throid vs. Synthroid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Nature-throid and Synthroid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 631,536 people who take Nature-throid and Synthroid, and is updated regularly.
What is Nature-throid?
Nature-throid has active ingredients of thyroid hormone. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 123 Nature-throid users. Check the latest studies of Nature-throid.
What is Synthroid?
Synthroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is often used in hypothyroidism. eHealthMe is studying from 249,198 Synthroid users. Check the latest studies of Synthroid.
631,536 people who take Nature-throid and Synthroid are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Nature-Throid (thyroid hormone)
- Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Nature-Throid:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 54.12 %
- moderate: 18.04 %
- high: 23.71 %
- very high: 4.12 %
Synthroid:
- not at all: 2.36 %
- somewhat: 13.67 %
- moderate: 29.01 %
- high: 36.24 %
- very high: 18.72 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Nature-throid (50 reports)
- Synthroid (237,813 reports)
Browse all side effects of Nature-throid:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Synthroid:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on thyroid hormone and levothyroxine sodium (the active ingredients of Nature-throid and Synthroid, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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