levothyroxine

Related to levothyroxine: hypothyroidism, levothyroxine sodium

levothyroxine

[le″vo-thi-rok´sin]

l-thyroxine, obtained from the thyroid gland of domesticated food animals or prepared synthetically; used for replacement therapy in hypothyroidism and for the prophylaxis and treatment of goiter and of thyroid cancer; administered orally, intravenously, or intramuscularly as the sodium salt.

levothyroxine

(lē′və-thī-rŏk′sēn′, -sĭn)

An isomer of thyroxine, C₁₅H₁₀I₄NO₄, used in the form of its sodium salt to treat thyroxine deficiency.

levothyroxine

Thyroid hormone as a sodium salt used to treat hypothyroidism. The drug is on the WHO official list. A brand name is Thyronine.

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A Generally it is best to wait 30 to 60 minutes before eating if you take levothyroxine. This is because taking levothyroxine with food decreases its absorption and, thus, its efficacy at balancing your thyroid hormone levels.

Levothyroxine schedule

To reassess the pulmonary function by spirometry in those patients after three months of normalisation of their TSH levels by levothyroxine treatment.

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Treatment for SCH is usually limited to levothyroxine and often only recommended with TSH levels exceeds 10[micro]IU/L as the utility of levothyroxine for TSH levels below this remains controversial when considering risks versus benefits.

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Furthermore, we analyzed the medical history of enrolled subjects for levothyroxine therapy.

Positive Antithyroid Antibodies and Nonsuppressed TSH Are Associated with Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Most patients stop gaining or lose weight after beginning treatment with levothyroxine and restoration of a biochemically euthyroid state.

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