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  2. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Previously, the authors had shown that the use of levothyroxine in people with higher thyroid hormone levels had a negative effect on leg mass in older adults, in a study whose results appeared in ...

  3. Levothyroxine - Wikipedia

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    For older people (over 50 years old) and people with known or suspected ischemic heart disease, levothyroxine therapy should not be initiated at the full replacement dose. [24] Since thyroid hormone increases the heart's oxygen demand by increasing heart rate and contractility, starting at higher doses may cause an acute coronary syndrome or an ...

  4. How Hypothyroidism Could Be Impacting Your Weight ... - AOL

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    That said, if you start taking thyroid medication, it doesn't necessarily mean you will suddenly lose weight. "Taking thyroid hormone by itself—or being over-treated with thyroid replacement ...

  5. Hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia

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    There are three main treatment options: radioiodine therapy, medications, and thyroid surgery. [1] Radioiodine therapy involves taking iodine-131 by mouth which is then concentrated in and destroys the thyroid over weeks to months. [1] The resulting hypothyroidism is treated with synthetic thyroid hormone. [1]

  6. List of withdrawn drugs - Wikipedia

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    Where risks or harms is the reason for withdrawal, this will usually have been prompted by unexpected adverse effects that were not detected during Phase III clinical trials, i.e. they were only made apparent from postmarketing surveillance data collected from the wider community over longer periods of time.

  7. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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    Thyroid diseases are highly prevalent worldwide, [10] [11] [12] and treatment varies based on the disorder. Levothyroxine is the mainstay of treatment for people with hypothyroidism, [13] while people with hyperthyroidism caused by Graves' disease can be managed with iodine therapy, antithyroid medication, or surgical removal of the thyroid ...

  8. Desiccated thyroid extract - Wikipedia

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    Desiccated thyroid extract (DTE), is thyroid gland that has been dried and powdered for medical use. [1] It is used to treat hypothyroidism, [1] but less preferred than levothyroxine. [1] It is taken by mouth. [1] Maximal effects may take up to three weeks to occur. [1] Side effects may occur from excessive doses. [1]

  9. Antithyroid agent - Wikipedia

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    In Graves' disease, treatment with antithyroid medications must be given for six months to two years, in order to be effective. Even then, upon cessation of the drugs, the hyperthyroid state may recur. Side effects of the antithyroid medications include a potentially fatal reduction in the level of white blood cells.

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