New research questions if taking levothyroxine on a strictly empty stomach is as essential for absorption as long-standing guidelines suggest.

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https://clinician.nejm.org/patients-levothyroxine-empty-stomach-CLINjwNA59702

#ThyroidHealth #Levothyroxine #MedicalNews #Endocrinology #HealthTips

Saturday Morning Ruined

https://islandinthenet.com/saturday-morning-ruined/

#Syndrome_T, i.e. persistent symptoms and reduced #QoL despite normal #TSH concentration, affects 10% of #hypothyroid patients on #levothyroxine. Careful, multimodal and personalised treatment can result in significantly improved outcomes.

#hypothyroidism #thyroid #SORSHOT

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3682-2_11

Common Thyroid Medicine Linked to Bone Loss

Levothyroxine, prescribed for hypothyroidism, may be associated with bone loss in older adults, even when following current guidelines.

Levothyroxine is the second most commonly used prescription medication among older adults in the U.S.

Approximately 23 million Americans take #levothyroxine daily.

Th research is a collaboration between Johns Hopkins and the BLSA, the longest-running study on aging conducted by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging #Bones #Health #MEdical #Aging #Thyroid

https://press.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/14_pr_target.cfm?ID=2538

5 LIES About Hashimoto's You Probably Believe - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv4ZnhchsDc

#health #hashimoto #thyroiditis #TSH #diet #medicine #symptoms #levothyroxine

#thyroid

#Levothyroxine taken at bedtime significantly improved thyroid hormone levels. Quality-of-life variables and plasma lipid levels showed no significant changes with bedtime vs morning intake. Clinicians should consider prescribing levothyroxine intake at bedtime.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/776486#:~:text=In%20conclusion,%20bedtime%20intake%20of,more%20convenient%20for%20many%20patients.

ok, like half of the useful non-antibiotic #ICU #drugs are apparently #UnapprovedByFDA

Source: #RaviGupta #JoeRoss in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28944731/

#WTF
#atropine #epinephrine #hydrocodone #levothyroxine #morphine #nitroglycerine #oxycodone #pancrelipase #phenylephrine #vasopressin

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