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Thyroxine / Synthroid / Levothyroid



- Discussion:
      - for hypothyroidism (otherwise healthy): 100ug/day, initially,
      - maintenance dose: 100-200ug/day over 3 week period;
      - in elderly: 25ug/day initially, increasing by25ug/day at 4 week intervals;

- Labs: thyroid panel;





Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.