Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism has been linked to adverse renal outcomes, but it is unknown whether treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism reduces the risk of these adverse outcomes. We ...

Only 8% of Those Receiving Levothyroxine Had Overt Hypothyroidism For the study, Brito and colleagues analyzed data of adults enrolled in Medicare Advantage who filled levothyroxine prescriptions ...

A widely prescribed thyroid medication called levothyroxine may cause bone loss and increase the risk of the bone disease osteoporosis, according to new research—but this does not mean Americans ...

Levothyroxine was overprescribed for patients with subclinical hypothyroidism during the past decade, a new study found. Of patients in an insurance database with available data on thyrotropin and ...

Using levothyroxine to treat subclinical hypothyroidism should be considered on a patient-by-patient basis and be started only after at least two thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH) tests show an ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Levothyroxine, a common medication for hypothyroidism sold as Synthroid, is linked to bone loss in older adults, a new study found.While the link doesn’t prove ...

Levothyroxine therapy may help decrease tumor growth for adults with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma who are undergoing active surveillance, according to a study published in Thyroid. Adults with ...

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC has instructed wholesalers to stop distributing specific products labeled "Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (Thyroid Tablets, USP)," according to an August 9 release.

Giving IV levothyroxine to hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors did not result in more transplants compared with placebo, researchers reported in The New England Journal of ...

There are about 100 drugs that can have dangerous and even life-threatening effects if you eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking them, but levothyroxine, a thyroid hormone drug ...