Written by Austin Ulrich, PharmD, BCACP | Reviewed by Joshua Murdock, PharmD, BCBBS Key takeaways: Thyroid medications like levothyroxine (Synthroid) are used to treat low thyroid levels (hypothyroidism).If you have borderline hypothyroidism, you may be able to stop your thyroid medication after some time. But those with more obvious hypothyroidism often need thyroid medications long...
Key takeaways: Thyroid hormone medications include levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Tirosint), liothyronine (Cytomel), and desiccated thyroid (Armour Thyroid). They restore your body’s thyroid hormone levels when they’re lower than they should be. Levothyroxine is often considered the best medication for hypothyroidism.You should take all thyroid hormone medications on an empty stomach, at least 4 hours before...
by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 21, 2021 Levothyroxine was overprescribed for patients with subclinical hypothyroidism during the past decade, a new study found. Of patients in an insurance database with available data on thyrotropin and FT4 or T4 levels available from 2008 to 2018, the majority who were newly prescribed levothyroxine had...
Treating some elderly people with levothyroxine may put them at increased risk of death, new research from Israel reports. The results will be presented on Tuesday, March 20, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. “In patients who are 65 years of age or above with subclinical hypothyroidism...
People who take replacement thyroid hormone may have more comorbidities and lower quality of life than those who don’t take the hormone, a large population-based study from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands reports. The study results will be presented Tuesday, March 20, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society...
