The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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October 26, 2015
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Drugs for Hypothyroidism
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Drugs for Hypothyroidism
October 26, 2015 (Issue: 1480)
Primary hypothyroidism is usually the result of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, thyroidectomy, or radioactive iodine therapy. Treatment of hypothyroidism with replacement doses of thyroid hormone is usually lifelong. Levothyroxine is the drug of choice.
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