The amount of levothyroxine in a tablet can differ between manufacturers. For example, a 100 mcg tablet may contain between 95 mcg and 105 mcg of hormone.

The study authors, from Johns Hopkins Medicine, linked levothyroxine use to a greater loss of bone mass and bone density over six years — even in older adults with normal thyroid function.

If levothyroxine use accelerates bone density loss, the risks of bone fractures and related injuries become a pressing concern for healthcare providers and patients alike. The over-prescription debate ...

Levothyroxine and Liothyronine are synthetic hormones contained in the thyroid tablets. The voluntary national recall alert says there have been no "adverse events" associated with the recalled ...

Levothyroxine is the second most commonly prescribed medication among adults in the U.S., taken by approximately 23 million Americans—equivalent to 7 percent of the population—under several ...

Levothyroxine therapy may help decrease tumor growth for adults with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma who are undergoing active surveillance, according to a study published in Thyroid. Adults with ...

Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the second most commonly prescribed medication among older ...

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting ...

Of the 852 brain-dead donors who underwent randomization, 838 were included in the primary analysis: 419 in the levothyroxine group and 419 in the saline group.