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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 +6 more
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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 +8 more
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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 +10 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 +2 more
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Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021 Abstract Introduction Studies comparing levothyroxine (LT4) therapy with LT4 + liothyronine (LT3) or desiccated thyroid extract (DTE) did not detect consistent superiority of either treatment. Here, we investigated these therapies, focusing on the whole group of LT4-treated hypothyroid patients, while
Tatiana L. Fonseca +9 more
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Thyroid hormone therapy for older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism [PDF]
, 2017 The Authors ...
Bauer, Douglas C. +2 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 +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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Design of the Optimal Trial of Combination Therapy
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 Patients who take levothyroxine monotherapy to treat hypothyroidism frequently experience residual symptoms despite TSH testing at target levels. Trials have been conducted to evaluate the potential benefit of combination therapy with levothyroxine and ...
Anne R. Cappola
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Levothyroxine replacement and Ramadan fasting
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 Primary hypothyroidism is a common endocrine diseases and in recent times with increased awareness of thyroid diseases among internists, gynecologists and primary care physicians the number of patients with thyroid dysfunction seems increasing. During Ramadan, often patients find it difficult to administer levothyroxine on empty stomach since they may ...
Ritu Karoli +3 more
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