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Undertreated hypothyroidism due to calcium or iron supplementation corrected by oral liquid levothyroxine.

Salvatore BenvengaFlavia Di BariRoberto Vita
Published in: Endocrine (2017)
Liquid levothyroxine is resistant to the sequestration by calcium or iron. The high rate of thyroid-stimulating hormone normalization already at the first check (6-8 weeks) should avoid frequent adjustments in levothyroxine doses and assays of thyroid-stimulating hormone, with consequent financial savings.
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