ea0025oc1.8 | Young Endocrinologists prize session | SFEBES2011
Iqbal Ahmed
, Taylor Peter
, Panicker Vijay
, Sayers Adrian
, Greenwood Rosemary
, Mukhtar Rasha
, Evans Jonathan
, Dayan Colin
Objective: Hypothyroidism is common and predominantly managed in primary care. Symptoms are non-specific, with thyroid function tests (TFT) required for diagnosis. We sought to investigate current practice in levothyroxine prescribing in primary care.Methods: We studied the initiation of levothyroxine using the General Practice Research Database (GPRD), the worlds largest database of anonymised medical records. Individuals with i) thyroid cancer ii...