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Medications and Food Interfering with the Bioavailability of Levothyroxine: A Systematic Review
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2023 Purpose Levothyroxine is a common prescribed drug. Many medications and food, however, can interfere with its bioavailability. The aim of this review was to summarize the medications, food and beverages that interact with levothyroxine and to assess ...
Hanqing Liu +6 more
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Clinical Endocrinology, 2021 A significant minority of patients with hypothyroidism report persistent symptoms despite achieving normal thyroid biochemistry after levothyroxine (L‐T4) replacement.
P. Perros +5 more
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European Thyroid Journal, 2020 Background: Fourteen clinical trials have not shown a consistent benefit of combination therapy with levothyroxine (LT4) and liothyronine (LT3). Despite the publication of these trials, combination therapy is widely used and patients reporting benefit ...
J. Jonklaas +11 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Background Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is usually treated with levothyroxine, but there is controversy as to whether SCH should be treated, especially for older patients.
Chunyan Zhao +3 more
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Levothyroxine Interactions with Food and Dietary Supplements–A Systematic Review
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 Levothyroxine (l-thyroxine, l-T4) is a drug of choice for treating congenital and primary hypothyroidism. Although clinically significant interactions between l-T4 and food can alter the safety and efficacy of the treatment, they still seem to be ...
A. Wiesner, D. Gajewska, P. Paśko
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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.
Moeber Mahzari +7 more
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Use of levothyroxine in the management of hypothyroidism: A historical perspective
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 The thyroid operates within a complex system of homeostatic regulation, where the level of thyrotropin (TSH) influences the rate of secretion of the principal thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
G. Kahaly, Ulrike Gottwald-Hostalek
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Prevalence and factors associated with chronic use of levothyroxine: A cohort study.
PLoS ONE, 2021 ImportanceLevothyroxine prescriptions are rising worldwide. However, there are few data on factors associated with chronic use.ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of chronic levothyroxine use, its rank among other chronic drugs and factors associated with ...
Camilla Janett-Pellegri +10 more
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Levothyroxine Therapy in Elderly Patients With Hypothyroidism
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Levothyroxine (L-T4) treatment of overt hypothyroidism can be more challenging in elderly compared to young patients. The elderly population is growing, and increasing incidence and prevalence of hypothyroidism with age are observed globally.
G. Effraimidis +2 more
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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 +2 more
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