Misuse of levothyroxine and the rate of achieving target thyroid-stimulating hormone in levothyroxine treatment

YAYLACI S., TOSUN O., SAHIN O., Genc A. B., AYDIN E., Demiral G., ...More

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.28, no.6, pp.2661-2665, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
  • Page Numbers: pp.2661-2665
  • Keywords: Levothyroxine treatment, Rate of achieving target thyroid-stimulating hormone, Misuse of levothyroxine, HYPOTHYROIDISM, THERAPY, HEALTH
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the misuse of levothyroxine treatment in patients with hypothyroidism.