Possible increased potency of current levothyroxine
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Current evidence for the treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine/levotriiodothyronine combination therapy versus levothyroxine monotherapy
OBJECTIVE Hypothyroidism is relatively common, occurring in approximately 5% of the general US population aged ≥12 years. Levothyroxine (LT4) monotherapy is the standard of care. Approximately, 5%-10% of patients who normalise thyroid-stimulating hormone levels with LT4 monotherapy may have persistent symptoms that patients and clinicians may attribute to hypothyroidism. A long-standing debate ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12x659204