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Levothyroxine absorption test followed by directly observed treatment on an outpatient basis to address long-term high thyrotropin levels in a hypothyroid patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background For the treatment of hypothyroidism, patients are usually placed on lifelong levothyroxine replacement therapy. Achieving clinical and biochemical euthyroid status is sometimes difficult because of several factors, including poor compliance or
Zareen Kiran, Khalilullah Shabbir Shaikh, Nazish Fatima, Namra Tariq, Akhtar Ali Baloch   +4 more
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Severity of Fatigue and Its Relationship with TSH before and after Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy in Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism

Biomedicines, 2023
Background: Fatigue is a common symptom in hypothyroidism; however, the effect of levothyroxine on fatigue has been little studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of levothyroxine on fatigue in Latino patients with primary ...
María Guadalupe Ruíz-Pacheco, Irma Hernández, Guadalupe Hernández-Estrella, L. Basurto, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Mario Molina-Ayala, A. F. Hernández-Martínez, Rosamaría Luengas-Mondragón, Angel Alejandro Hernández-Allende, V. Mendoza-Zubieta, L. Balcázar-Hernández   +11 more
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Effects of levothyroxine replacement therapy on insulin resistance in patients with untreated primary hypothyroidism

BMC Research Notes, 2023
Objectives This study investigated the effects of levothyroxine replacement therapy on insulin resistance, lipid profile, and thyroid function in patients with untreated primary hypothyroidism.
Alireza Ostadrahimi, T. Manzari, Sahar Gohari-Lasaki, Helda Tutunchi, M. Mobasseri, Vahideh Sadra, F. Najafipour   +6 more
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Levothyroxine: Conventional and Novel Drug Delivery Formulations

Endocrine reviews, 2022
Although levothyroxine is one of the most prescribed medications in the world, its bioavailability has been reported to be impaired by many factors, including interfering drugs or foods and concomitant diseases, and persistent hypothyroidism with a high ...
Hanqing Liu, Wei Li, Wen Zhang, Shengrong Sun, Chuang Chen   +4 more
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Combination therapy of liothyronine and levothyroxine for hypothyroidism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022
Thyroid hormone plays a vital role in regulating human metabolism. They affect the functions of major organs, such as the brain, liver, skeletal muscle, and heart. Hypothyroidism can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy and decreased heart function.
Youngha Choi, Se Yong Jung, Jung Min Park, Junghwan Suh, Eun Jung Shin, Hyun Wook Chae, Ho-Seong Kim, Ahreum Kwon   +7 more
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Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
Introduction Studies comparing levothyroxine (LT4) therapy with LT4 + liothyronine (LT3) or desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) did not detect consistent superiority of either treatment.
M. Shakir, D. Brooks, Elizabeth A Mcaninch, Tatiana L Fonseca, V. Mai, A. Bianco, T. Hoang   +6 more
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Association Between Generic-to-Generic Levothyroxine Switching and Thyrotropin Levels Among US Adults.

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2022
Importance Switching among generic levothyroxine sodium products made by different manufacturers typically occurs at the pharmacy and may affect serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels.
J. Brito, Yihong Deng, J. Ross, Nam Hee Choi, D. Graham, Yandong Qiang, E. Rantou, Zhong Wang, Liang Zhao, N. Shah, K. Lipska   +10 more
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Successful Oral Levothyroxine Desensitization in a Patient with Severe Hypothyroidism Post Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2022
Levothyroxine remains the standard therapy for patients with hypothyroidism worldwide. Levothyroxine allergy is rarely seen and alternative therapies are less efficacious and scarcely available. The use of liothyronine (LT3) monotherapy is less favoured
Yi Jiang Chua, Bay Shing Shen, Taye Zhi Yun, Carolina Singarayar, Foo Siew Hui   +4 more
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Thyroxine treatment with softgel capsule formulation. Usefulness in hypothyroid patients without malabsorption [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Levothyroxine sodium (LT4) is the therapy of choice for hypothyroidism. In the last decade, new LT4 formulations, such as liquid and softgel capsules, became available. Even if some evidence has been reached in the efficacy of liquid LT4 in
Centanni, Marco, Giovanella, Luca, Trimboli, Pierpaolo, Virili, Camilla   +3 more
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Suicide attempt of an overt hypothyroid patient with levothyroxine: A case report

Journal of Acute Disease, 2020
Rationale: Levothyroxine is the most commonly used agent in thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Although there are many hypothyroid patients who use levothyroxine as a treatment, high level of thyroid stimulating hormone is found in a limited number of ...
Ayse Sahin Tutak
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