Comparative effectiveness of levothyroxine, desiccated thyroid extract, and levothyroxine+Liothyronine in hypothyroidism
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Desiccated thyroid extract compared with levothyroxine in the treatment of hypothyroidism: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.
CONTEXT Patients previously treated with desiccated thyroid extract (DTE), when being switched to levothyroxine (L-T₄), occasionally did not feel as well despite adequate dosing based on serum TSH levels. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness of DTE compared with L-T₄ in hypothyroid patients. DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted a randomized, double-blind, crossover study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab478