What is Levoxyl and why is it prescribed?
Levoxyl is a synthetic thyroid hormone that may be given in any of the following cases: (1) If your own thyroid gland is not making enough hormone, (2) If you have an enlarged thyroid (a goiter) or are at risk for developing a goiter, (3) If you have certain cancers of the thyroid, or (4) If your thyroid production is low due to surgery, radiation, certain drugs, or disease of the pituitary gland or hypothalamus in the brain. If you are taking Levoxyl to make up for a lack of natural hormone, it is important to take it regularly at the same time every day. How should you take Levoxyl? Follow your doctors directions for taking Levoxyl. Take Levoxyl as a single dose, preferably on an empty stomach, one-half to one hour before breakfast. Levoxyl is absorbed better on an empty stomach. If an infant or child cannot swallow whole tablets, you may crush a Levoxyl tablet and mix it into 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls of water. While taking Levoxyl, your doctor will perform periodic blood tests to determi
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