Levothyroxine overuse: time for an about face?
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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”
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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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