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March 28, 2023
Last updated on Sep 27, 2023
9% of prescriptions
In United States, the key Levothyroxine manufacturers are Abbott Ltd, Alara Pharm (Sandoz), Forest (Actavis), Merck Serono, Piramal Healthcare, Mylan SYNTHROID ® (levothyroxine sodium) tablets for oral use is an L-thyroxine (T4) indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including neonates, as a replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism
It is meant to replace a hormone that is usually made by your thyroid gland
Levothyroxine is a synthetic form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) that's used to treat an underactive thyroid, known as hypothyroidism
Synthroid effectively replaces the hormone that the By Eric Palmer Jan 14, 2013 3:14pm
levothyroxine (T4) (Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid, Tirosint, Unithroid) Levothyroxine replaces a hormone that the thyroid gland usually makes
SYNTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, for oral use is a prescription, man-made thyroid hormone that is used to treat a condition called hypothyroidism in adults and children, including infants
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For more information on how Synthroid and levothyroxine compare, see this article
Evaluate the need for dosage adjustments when regularly administering within one hour Synthroid (levothyroxine) is a prescription drug used to treat hypothyroidism and to suppress TSH
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine
Secondary hypothyroidism is when the problem is in the pituitary gland, and there is a decrease in the production of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
I would suggest to anyone allergic to the fillers in levothyroxine tablets (whether brand name or generic) trying Tirosint