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Levothyroxine: Drug to Treat Thyroid Hormone deficiency Including Myxedema Coma

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Levothyroxine: Drug to Treat Thyroid Hormone deficiency Including Myxedema Coma

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Levothyroxine is used to replace the natural thyroid hormone when thyroid gland does not produce adequate amount of thyroxine. Levothyroxine is safe to use in children and during pregnancy.

Levothyroxine is popularly known as Eltroxin, Thyronorm, Euthyrox, Thyrox, Levothyrox, Levo -T, Levotec, Synthroid, and Unithroid

Levothyroxine is prescribed to treat hypothyroidism, goiter or enlarged thyroid gland, congenital hypothyroidism or cretinism, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression in thyroid cancer.

Take levothyroxine at least 4 hours before or after other drugs to facilitate absorption.

Dose to be calculated based on lab tests and clinical response. The effect of the therapy can be noticed only after weeks of treatment.

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