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ea0035p1034 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2014

A descriptive study on individually titrated levothyroxine in the management of South African hypothyroid patients (DeuTSH)

Oosthuizen Helena , Smuts Phillip , Onia Rudy , Kock Elsabe J E de , Jurgens Jaco C J , Schoeman Hermanus S

Background: Currently little data regarding hypothyroidism in South Africa exists, but it can be seen from international literature that a significant amount of patients, fail to reach target TSH levels.Objectives: This observational study aimed to measure the efficacy of individually titrated doses of levothyroxine to achieve a euthyroid state.Methods: Patients with hypothyroidism, treatment naïve and insufficiently controlle...