Synthroid (levothyroxine) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Levothyroxine
What is Synthroid?
Synthroid®is the brand name for levothyroxine sodium, a hormone involved in the body's metabolic processes. It is used for replacement or supplemental therapy in hypothyroidism and pituitary TSH suppression.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 20 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Synthroid. See all 25 dosages ►
| daily | 25 mcg (0.025 mg) daily | 50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily | 0.075 mg daily | 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily | 88 mcg (0.088 mg) daily | 0.1 mg daily | 100 mcg (0.1 mg) daily | 0.112 mg daily | 112 mcg (0.112 mg) daily | 0.125 mg daily | 125 mcg (0.125 mg) daily | 0.175 mg daily | 175 mcg (0.175 mg) daily | 200 mcg (0.2 mg) daily | 1 mg daily | 1.25 mg daily | 1.75 mcg daily | 10 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mcg daily | 100 mg daily | 112 mcg daily | 112 mg daily | 125 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 33% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 33% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 33% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Report created on November 22, 2009.