It is a common practice to prescribe a supplement in a patient with low thyroid hormone. Levothyroxine is one such drug that is commonly used to treat hypothyroidism. This article is aimed at providing information of its dosage and possible indications/contraindications. Levothyroxine or L-thyroxine is a synthetic thyroid hormone that is identical to thyroxine (T4) which is secreted by follicular cells of thyroid gland. L-thyroxine is widely used to treat hypothyroidism and to prevent recurrence of thyroid cancer.
In addition, L-thyroxine is also prescribed in the treatment of goiter. L-thyroxine is widely available as Levothyroxine sodium in the oral tablet form. Tablet Strengths: Levothyroxine sodium is available as an active ingredient with the strengths of 25mcg, 50mcg, 75mcg, 88mcg, 100mcg, 125mcg, 150mcg, 150mcg, 175mcg, 200mcg and 300mcg in the form of oral tablets. Indication…
