A novel formulation of l-thyroxine (l-T4) reduces the problem of l-T4 malabsorption by coffee observed with traditional tablet formulations

Endocrine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 154-160

  Vita, Roberto ^a   Saraceno, Giovanna ^a   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a   Benvenga, Salvatore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coffee; Hypothyroidism; l T4 formulations; l Thyroxine malabsorption; l Thyroxine therapy

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; SYNTROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NODULAR GOITER; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET FORMULATION; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84872309695     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9772-2     Document Type: Article

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