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Thyroid hormones may interact with other medicines. This may increase or decrease the effects of the thyroid medicine and may interfere with treatment. Anyone who takes thyroid hormones should not take any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines without the approval of his or her physician. Among the drugs that may interact with thyroid hormones are:
- Medicine for colds, hay fever, and other allergies
- Medicine for asthma and other breathing problems
- Medicine for diabetes
- Blood thinners
- Amphetamines
- Diet pills (appetite suppressants)
- Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as cholestyramine (Questran) and colestipol (Colestid)
[Article by: Nancy Ross-Flanigan]
— Nancy Ross-Flanigan
