Treatment for primary hypothyroidism: Current approaches and future possibilities

Drug Design, Development and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Chakera, Ali J ^a   Pearce, Simon H S ^b   Vaidya, Bijay ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Levothyroxine; Primary hypothyroidism; Thyroid; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ARMOUR THYROID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COLESTYRAMINE; ESTROGEN; INTERFERON; IODINE; IRON; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LITHIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; RIFAMPICIN; SUCRALFATE; SUNITINIB; THALIDOMIDE; THIONAMIDE; THYROID EXTRACT; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EUTHYROIDISM; EVENING DOSAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MORNING DOSAGE; MYXEDEMA; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE;

EID: 84857082683     PISSN: 11778881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S12894     Document Type: Review

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