The propensity score-matched longitudinal study aimed to compare the efficacy of generic and brand-name formulations of levothyroxine in achieving and maintaining target thyrotropin levels. For ...

Brand-name levothyroxine was no better than generic formulations at normalizing thyrotropin levels, a new study found. Within 3 months of filling a levothyroxine ...

New JAMA studies examine whether routine colonoscopies and low‑dose thyroid drugs benefit older adults, raising questions ...

Patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism (almost all with benign disease) who were prescribed levothyroxine (L-T4) had similar rates of short-term cardiovascular events whether they received a branded ...

Switching between generic levothyroxine products won't make much of a clinical difference, a new study suggested. In a comparative effectiveness research study of 15,829 patients, those who switched ...

Levothyroxine is a generic drug used to treat hypothyroidism and certain thyroid cancers. It’s also sold under several brand names, including Synthroid. Medicare Part D may cover a levothyroxine or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to guidelines published by the American Thyroid Association in 2014, providers are advised to avoid ...

Lannett and Cediprof, a part of the Neolpharma Pharmaceutical Group, have entered into an interim exclusive supply and distribution agreement for Cediprof's generic Synthroid (Levothyroxine sodium) ...

Lupin has received the Food and Drug Administration’s nod for a new indication for levothyroxine sodium tablets. The product now is approved as a generic of King Pharmaceutical’s Levoxyl in dosage ...

The case tells the story of Synthroid from its development in 1958 as the first synthetic thyroxine molecule to its competition against generic equivalents in 2004. The case introduces students to the ...

Unithroid (levothyroxine) is a prescription drug used to treat certain thyroid diseases. Unithroid comes as an oral tablet. Unithroid contains the active ingredient levothyroxine. (An active ...

Levothyroxine (Synthroid) is used to treat hypothyroidism and some thyroid cancers. Medicare Part D might cover this drug, but coverage depends on individual plans, which are managed by private ...