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ea0049ep1277 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Hypothyroidism – once a week treatment option in young- and middle-aged adults

Chander Wasoori Satish , Naik Manoj , Pande Deepak G , Bhardwaj Chetan

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and compliance to L-thyroxine in the treatment of Hypothyroidism in a weekly dose of 7 times of normal dose as an alternative to daily dosing in young and middle aged adults.Methods: A randomized prospective observational study on 180 patients (female:male) ratio of 5:1 aged between 18 and 55 years with an established diagnosis of Hypothyroidism were assigned a weekly dose of seven times of normal dose. The patien...