Editorial: Levothyroxine Therapy in Patients With Hypothyroidism

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Jul 20:12:734895. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.734895. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Alessandro Antonelli¹, Leonard Wartofsky², Paolo Miccoli¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² MedStar Health Research Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: hypothyroidism; levothyroxine; liquid L-T4; malabsorption; soft gel capsule L-T4; tablet L-T4; thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Drug Compounding
Drug Interactions
Female
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Humans
Hypothyroidism / blood
Hypothyroidism / drug therapy*
Hypothyroidism / epidemiology
Hypothyroidism / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Thyroidectomy / methods
Thyroxine / administration & dosage
Thyroxine / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Thyroxine