A randomized crossover trial evaluated the efficacy of different l-thyroxine dosing strategies and different target thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ranges in patients with treated hypothyroidism.

The researchers found that 82.4 percent of adults continued taking the same sourced preparation, while 17.6 percent switched among generic levothyroxine preparations. Among 2,780 propensity-matched ...

Switching between generic levothyroxine products won't make much of a clinical difference, a new study suggested. In a comparative effectiveness research study of 15,829 patients, those who switched ...

Earlier this fall, Medscape Medical News spoke to endocrinologists Angela M. Leung, MD, and Karen Tsai, MD, on how to interpret abnormal results of thyroid hormone tests. To address some additional ...

People with hypothyroidism who are undertreated are at increased risk for longer hospital stays and higher rates of readmission, a new study warns. In people with hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland ...