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ea0013p339 | Thyroid | SFEBES2007

Weekly thyroxine administration: a safe method to administer thyroxine when compliance issues arise

Walker Jonathan , Vincent Alex , Karvitaki Niki , Allahabadia Amit , Weetman Anthony , Wass John

We have studied 20 patients with autoimmune hypothyroidism on large doses of daily thyroxine that were referred to our departments with concerns regarding possible thyroxine malabsorption or compliance issues. Here we describe 3 patients seen in Oxford. One patient had coeliac disease. The other two patients had no history of malaborption and were coeliac antibody negative. None of the 3 patients were on medication which would interfere with thyroxine absorption. All were fema...