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Levothyroxine Dosing:

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    Perspective > Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
    Levothyroxine Dosing: Morning, Night, or In Between?
    Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc

    Levothyroxine, the synthetic form of thyroxine, is routinely used as the primary form of thyroid hormone replacement in the management of hypothyroidism, a condition that affects up to 7% of the general population.[calcium carbonate,[aluminum hydroxide,[sucralfate,[cholestyramine,[colesevelam,[raloxifene,[orlistat,[Helicobacter pylori–related gastritis, atrophic gastritis, or celiac disease, a higher dose of levothyroxine may be needed to overcome these malabsorptive states.
     

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