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ea0029p1678 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

Optimal timing of thyroxine dose adjustment for treating patients with primary hypothyroidism: what is the estimated time required to reach stable TSH levels?

Kohler S. , Senn O. , Saleh L. , Wass J. , Schmid C.

Aim: Serum TSH is the target value by which adequate thyroid hormone supply can easily be monitored in patients with primary hypothyroidism. It is controversial when TSH should be measured before thyroxine dose adjustments are made, 4–8 weeks are recommended. To define the time when dose adjustments of thyroxine are feasible more clearly, we looked at the time required to reach stable TSH levels.Methods: We prospectively studied a case series of pat...