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What is Levothroid?

Levothroid® is a brand name for the drug levothyroxine, a hormone replacement therapy used to treat hypothyroidism (abnormally low thyroid gland function).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) 2 0

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Dosages

  50 mcg (0.05 mg) daily 75 mcg (0.075 mg) daily 200 mcg (0.2 mg) daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Levothroid

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.