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Levothyroxine Timing during Ramadan: A Randomized Clinical Trial

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2023
Introduction. Hypothyroidism requires lifelong thyroid hormone replacement with levothyroxine. For most hypothyroid patients fasting during Ramadan, compliance with the administration procedure is a challenge.
Ibrahim Ajwah, Moeber Mahzari, Mohammed Al Hazmi, Awad Al Shahrani, Sameerah Al Shehri, Motasim Badri, Fahad Al Remthi, Wesam Moafa   +7 more
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Interchangeability of levothyroxine sodium tablets

Регуляторные исследования и экспертиза лекарственных средств, 2018
The article reviews scientific literature and regulatory documents on safe and efficacious use of levothyroxine medicines. Levothyroxine has less than a twofold difference between the minimal toxic concentration and minimal effective concentration.
E. A. Sokova, G. I. Gorodetskaya, I. A. Mazerkina, T. V. Aleksandrova, S. G. Rudnev, O. V. Muslimova   +5 more
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Levothyroxine monotherapy cannot guarantee euthyroidism in all athyreotic patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
CONTEXT: Levothyroxine monotherapy is the treatment of choice for hypothyroid patients because peripheral T4 to T3 conversion is believed to account for the overall tissue requirement for thyroid hormones.
Damiano Gullo, Riccardo Vigneri, Latina Adele, Pellegriti Gabriella, Rosario Le Moli, Vigneri Riccardo, Gullo Damiano, Adele Latina, Frasca Francesco, Gabriella Pellegriti, Le Moli Rosario, Francesco Frasca   +11 more
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Efficacy and safety of postoperative levothyroxine sodium tablets for improving serum thyroid hormone levels and tumor marker levels in patients with thyroid tumors

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2023
Levothyroxine tablet has been used for improving serum thyroid hormones. Despite its efficacy, there has been a persistent recurrence. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of levothyroxine regimen (administered as sodium tablets or liquid) therapy ...
Dingji Hao, Linxiao Tian, Haoting He, Congru Zhu, Lili Guo, Keao Zhang, Jie Zhang   +6 more
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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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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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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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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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Association of maternal levothyroxine use during pregnancy with offspring birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes: a population-based cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background The influence of maternal levothyroxine treatment during pregnancy remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the associations of maternal levothyroxine treatment during pregnancy with the birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring.
Grace Mengqin Ge, Edmund C. L. Cheung, Kenneth K. C. Man, Patrick Ip, Wing Cheong Leung, Gloria H. Y. Li, Annie W. C. Kung, Ching-Lung Cheung, Ian C. K. Wong   +8 more
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Investigating the Effect of Genetic Polymorphisms of Deiodinase Type 2 on Levothyroxine Dose Requirements in Patients with Hypothyroidism

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2023
Background: Hypothyroidism is the most abundant thyroid disorder worldwide. For decades, levothyroxine was the main effective pharmacological treatment for hypothyroidism. A variety of factors can influence levothyroxine dose, such as genetic variations.
Nada Hamid Rasheed, Basma Zuheir Al-Metwali, Mohamed Sadoon Mohsen Al Shamaa   +2 more
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