Hypothyroidism as the result of drug interaction between ferrous sulfate and levothyroxine;Hypothyroïdie secondaire à une interaction médicamenteuse entre lévothyroxine et sels de fer

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Fiaux, E ^a   Kadri, K ^a   Levasseur, C ^a   Le Guillou, C ^a   Chassagne, P ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Drug interaction; Ferrous compounds; Hypothyroidism; Thyroxin

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; LEVOTHYROXINE; TARDYFERON; THYROTROPIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON THERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROXINE;

EID: 77957230545     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.09.038     Document Type: Article

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