Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The cost of liothyronine (T3) has significantly increased, possibly affecting prescription practices.Methods: An online questionnaire was designed to assess current T3 use by UK endocrinologists and to determine whether the price increase resulted in a change in primary care prescription practices. Consultant grade members of the Society for Endocrinology Thyroid Network were invited to partake.Results: Re...

Background: The cost of liothyronine (T3) has significantly increased, possibly affecting prescription practices.Methods: An online questionnaire was designed to assess current T3 use by UK endocrinologists and to determine whether the price increase resulted in a change in primary care prescription practices. Consultant grade members of the Society for Endocrinology Thyroid Network were invited to partake.Results: Re...

Introduction: Thyrotoxicosis resistant to the usual treatment is rare, but potentially fatal. In such situations, the optimal next treatment is unclear. Iopanoic acid (IA) was historically used as an oral contrast agent; it’s capacity to treat thyrotoxicosis has been limited in recent years due to its restricted availability.Methods: Retrospective case note review of patients treated with IA for resistant thyrotoxicosis at our institution over the p...