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Levothyroxine ‐ not all tablets are the same
Author(s) -
Sohail Siddiqui Mohsin,
Shotliff Kevin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1777
Subject(s) - levothyroxine , medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , hormone
Most patients with hypothyroidism tolerate levothyroxine therapy well, but a significant minority are dissatisfied with treatment. Here, the authors examine whether this could be a result of intolerance to the excipients in the specific levothyroxine product prescribed or dispensed.