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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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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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Diagnosis and management of treatment-refractory hypothyroidism: an expert consensus report [PDF]

, 2017
There is a frequently encountered subset of hypothyroid patients who are refractory to standard thyroid hormone replacement treatment and require unexpectedly high doses of levothyroxine.
Benvenga, S, Centanni, Marco, Sachmechi, I.   +2 more
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Effects of levothyroxine substitution therapy on hunger and food intake in individuals with hypothyroidism

Endocrine Connections, 2023
Context: In individuals with hypothyroidism and overweight, levothyroxine substitution therapy is often expected to cause weight loss due to its effect on resting energy expenditure.
Bjarke R Medici, Birte Nygaard, Jeppe L la Cour, Martin Krakauer, Andreas Brønden, Mette P Sonne, Jens J Holst, Jens F Rehfeld, Tina Vilsbøll, Jens Faber, Filip K Knop   +10 more
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Thyroid hormone therapy for older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism [PDF]

, 2017
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Bauer, Douglas C., Rodondi, Nicolas, Stott, David J.   +2 more
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Adherence to levothyroxine treatment and factors related with adherence in patients with hypothyroidism

Ankara Medical Journal, 2021
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate adherence and determine the factors that are related to adherence in patients on levothyroxine therapy. METHODS: Patients older than 18 years old and using levothyroxine for primary hypothyroidism were recruited ...
Ahmet Dirikoç, Birgül Genç, Didem Ozdemir, Abbas Ali Tam, Oya topaloglu, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Cakir   +6 more
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Brain [¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Metabolism Assessment under Hypothyroidism and Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Comparison with Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Patients Submitted to Total Thyroidectomy

Applied Sciences, 2022
Objective: To compare brain metabolism using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in total thyroidectomy patients during hypothyroidism (levothyroxine withdrawal) or under recombinant human thyroid ...
Sílvia D. Almeida, Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Maria J. Oliveira, José M. Oliveira, Rita Afonso, Diogo B. Faria, Durval C. Costa   +6 more
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Hypothyroidism and nephrotic syndrome: why, when and how to treat [PDF]

, 2017
Hypothyroidism, characterised by low/normal free thyroxine (FT4) and free tri-iodothyronine (FT3) with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), is a well-known complication of nephrotic syndrome (NS).
Barbano, Biagio, Cianci, Rosario, Di Mario, Francesca, Gigante, Antonietta, Isidori, Andrea, Pofi, Riccardo, Rivoli, Laura, Rosato, Edoardo   +7 more
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The ages and TSH values of patients being prescribed levothyroxine

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020
Background: Levothyroxine is a commonly prescribed medication. Some data suggest that levothyroxine may be initiated for mild degrees of hypothyroidism and used without considering age-specific reference ranges or individual patient factors when ...
Jacqueline Jonklaas, Sameer DeSale
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