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Levothyroxine overuse: time for an about face?

Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Rene, Maraka, Spyridoula, Ospina, Naykky Singh, Montori, Victor M, Brito, Juan P·2017·The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

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  • Deprescribing levothyroxine is most likely to benefit patients who were diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism based on a single TSH measurement and who have not shown clinical improvement.

    “Deprescribing levothyroxine is most likely to benefit patients who were diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism based on a single TSH measurement and who have not shown clinical improvement.195”

    From Hypothyroidism (2024) · cites this paper as [195]

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Authors
Rodriguez-Gutierrez, R., Maraka, S., Ospina, N. S., Montori, V. M., & Brito, J. P.
Affiliations
Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Brito, Juan P
Venue
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-04
Volume
5
Issue
4
Pages
246-248
ISSN
2213-8587 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2543821519
Cited by
100
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 5
FWCI
6.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Keywords
levothyroxine, overt hypothyroidism, medication overuse, prescribing patterns, thyroid hormone replacement, prescribing trends, prescribing quality
MeSH terms
Prescription Drug Overuse, Humans, Hypothyroidism, Thyroxine, Inappropriate Prescribing

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