Can levothyroxine be taken as evening dose? Comparative evaluation of morning versus evening dose of levothyroxine in treatment of hypothyroidism

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rajput, Rajesh ^a   Chatterjee, Sumanto ^a   Rajput, Meena ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORNING DOSAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84857094559     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/505239     Document Type: Article

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