Open AccessEfficacy and safety of once weekly thyroxine as compared to daily thyroxine in managing primary hypothyroidism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Deep Dutta,
Radhika Jindal,
M. Kumar,
Divij Mehta,
Anil Dhall,
Meha Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_789_20
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , thyroid function , adverse effect , hormone , thyroid , endocrinology , free thyroxine , thyroid stimulating hormone , triiodothyronine
No meta-analysis is available which has holistically analyzed efficacy and safety of once weekly thyroxine (OWT) vs. standard daily therapy (SDT) with regards to managing primary hypothyroidism. We undertook this meta-analysis to address this knowledge gap.