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Weekly Intramuscular Injection of Levothyroxine following Myxoedema: A Practical Solution to an Old Crisis

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2015
An 82-year-old female with known hypothyroidism was admitted to hospital after being found on the floor. On examination, she was unkempt, confused, bradycardic, hypothermic, and barely arousable.
Peter N. Taylor, Arshiya Tabasum, Gina Sanki, David Burberry, Brian P. Tennant, James White, Onyebuchi Okosieme, Andrew Aldridge, Gautam Das   +8 more
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Changes in Serum TSH and T4 Levels after Switching the Levothyroxine Administration Time from before Breakfast to before Dinner

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2015
Background. Levothyroxine is commonly used in the treatment of patients with hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine is most often administered in the morning, on an empty stomach, in order to increase its oral absorption.
S. Ala, O. Akha, Z. Kashi, A. Bahar, H. Askari Rad, N. Sasanpour, A. Shiva   +6 more
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Levothyroxine use and longitudinal changes in thigh muscles in at-risk participants for knee osteoarthritis: preliminary analysis from Osteoarthritis Initiative cohort

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2023
Background We examined the association between levothyroxine use and longitudinal MRI biomarkers for thigh muscle mass and composition in at-risk participants for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and their mediatory role in subsequent KOA incidence.
Bahram Mohajer, Kamyar Moradi, Ali Guermazi, Jennifer S. R. Mammen, David J. Hunter, Frank W. Roemer, Shadpour Demehri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Levothyroxine use and the risk of colorectal cancer: a large population-based case–control study

Endocrine Connections, 2022
Objective: Whether an association between oral levothyroxine use, leading to supraphysiological exposure of the colon to thyroid hormones, and risk of colorectal cancer exists in humans is unclear.
Josephina G Kuiper, Aline C Fenneman, Anne H van der Spek, Elena Rampanelli, Max Nieuwdorp, Myrthe P P van Herk-Sukel, Valery E P P Lemmens, Ernst J Kuipers, Ron M C Herings, Eric Fliers   +9 more
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The Effects of Simvastatin on the Serum Concentrations of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and Free Thyroxine in Hypothyroid Patients Treated with Levothyroxine [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011
Background: Statins, such as simvastatin, are the drugs of choice for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. On the other hand hypercholesterolmia can occur in hypothyroid patients, who receive levothyroxine.
Mohammad Abbasinazari, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Sima Gogani   +2 more
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Use of levothyroxine among pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism in the United Kingdom: A population‐based assessment

Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2021
Our study aimed to describe levothyroxine prescription patterns and trends over time among pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) in the United Kingdom.
Ya‐Hui Yu, Kristian B. Filion, Pauline Reynier, Robert W. Platt, Oriana H. Y. Yu, Sonia M. Grandi   +5 more
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Treatment of congenital hypothyroidism in  a  newborn with malabsorption after subtotal ileum resection

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2018
Congenital hypothyroidism requires prompt treatment to prevent adverse health outcomes. Poor intestinal levothyroxine absorption can complicate management. We present a case of a term female newborn with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) requiring subtotal
Charlotte S Schömig, Marie-Ève Robinson, Julia E von Oettingen   +2 more
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Hypothyroidism and the increased risk of preeclampsia – interpretative factors?

Hypertension in Pregnancy, 2020
Objective To evaluate the causes behind the association between hypothyroidism and the risk of preeclampsia. Methods Checking of individual hospital and birth records from 149 levothyroxine users among 2,508 women in the preeclampsia case–control study ...
Aino Lintula, Leea Keski-Nisula, Heidi Sahlman   +2 more
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Levothyroxine Therapy in Thyrodectomized Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Administration of the optimal dose of levothyroxine (LT4) is crucial to restore euthyroidism after total thyroidectomy. An insufficient or excessive dosage may result in hypothyroidism or thyrotoxicosis, either one associated with a number of symptoms ...
Paolo Miccoli, Gabriele Materazzi, Leonardo Rossi   +2 more
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Prevalence and impact of prescribing cascades in community‐dwelling adults: Longitudinal analysis of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Prescribing cascades occur when medication is prescribed to prevent/treat the adverse effects of another medication and may be intentional/unintentional. This study examines the prevalence of nine prescribing cascades (ThinkCascades) in The Irish Longitudinal StuDy on Ageing (TILDA).
Ann Sinéad Doherty, Rose Anne Kenny, Frank Moriarty, Fiona Boland, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Denis O' Mahony, Emma Wallace   +7 more
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