Do you adjust the dose or the timing of levothyroxine ingestion in patients on anti-acid medications?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Actually, adjusting the timing of levothyroxine ingestion probably doesn’t help much, since the proton pump inhibitors, and other similar drugs, have a duration of action of 12–24 hours. I would recommend checking serum TSH levels after the patient has been on the gastric acid medication...
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at Institute Of Endocrinology Diabetes And Health And Hormones Thanks, very helpful. And what if a patient is on ...
at Village Medical Memorial Clinical Associates Many hypothyroid patients are also on these new an...
Thanks, very helpful. And what if a patient is on ...
Many hypothyroid patients are also on these new an...