1 units per liter, and this usually requires a Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets dose of greater than 2 mcg per kg per day
Initial dose: 12
5 mcg to 25 mcg increments every 4 to 6 weeks until the patient is clinically euthyroid and the serum TSH returns to normal
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex ® This medicine will need to be taken for the rest of your life or your child's life
It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally produced by the thyroid gland
It replaces thyroxine if your thyroid gland cannot
Levothyroxine sodium is also used to treat other types of thyroid hormone and thyroid disorders and conditions (such as certain types of goiters
If symptoms occur, they often are due to toxic levels of thyroid hormone
Levothyroxine
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets are L-thyroxine (T4) indicated for: Hypothyroidism: As replacement therapy in primary
Dose may differ with individuals based on age, the presence of cardiovascular disease, tolerance, side effects, and blood levels of thyroid hormone
6 mcg per kg per day (for example: 100 mcg per day to 125 mcg per day for a 70 kg adult)
Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets (Thyro-Tabs) is a medication prescribed for dogs and cats to treat conditions associated with hypothyroidism
6 mcg per kg per day (for example: 100 to 125 mcg per day for a 70 kg adult)
Secondary hypothyroidism is when the problem is in the pituitary gland, and there is a decrease in the production of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
5-25 mcg increments until the patient with primary hypothyroidism is clinically euthyroid and the serum TSH has
5) Myxedema coma: Do not use oral thyroid hormone drug
The average full replacement dose of levothyroxine sodium tablets is approximately 1
Pharmacokinetics
3), Use in Specific Populations (8
The recommended starting dose of levothyroxine sodium in elderly patients with cardiac disease is 12
Initial dose: 12
Cardiac adverse reactions in the elderly and in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease: Initiate Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets at less than the full replacement dose because of the increased risk of cardiac adverse reactions, including atrial fibrillation
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Levothyroxine Sodium capsules are indicated for use in pediatric patients 6 years and older
5-25 mcg increments until the patient with primary hypothyroidism is clinically euthyroid and the serum TSH has
Evaluate the need for dosage adjustments when regularly administering within one hour of certain foods that may affect levothyroxine sodium tablets absorption [see Dosage Cardiac adverse reactions in the elderly and in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease: Initiate levothyroxine sodium tablets at less than the full replacement dose because of the increased risk of cardiac adverse reactions, including atrial fibrillation
Administer levothyroxine sodium tablets at least 4 hours before or after drugs known to interfere with levothyroxine sodium tablets absorption [see Drug Interactions (7