Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a synthetic version of a hormone called thyroxine and, according to a ...
Levothyroxine (LT4), the second most commonly prescribed medication in older adults is a synthetic version of the hormone produced by the thyroid gland. In a study of nearly 450 older adults ...
Levothyroxine is sold under the brand name Eltroxin and is a synthetic version of a hormone called thyroxine. It replaces thyroxine if your thyroid gland cannot produce it and prevents the ...
Levothyroxine is a synthetic hormone often prescribed to treat hypothyroidism. People with the condition don't make enough thyroxine on their own, which can cause weight gain, fatigue, hair loss ...