Indication :
- The drug is a medicine containing the thyroid hormone levothyroxine as an active substance. This has the same effect as the natural hormone.
- You will receive medicine to replace the missing thyroid hormone and/or to relieve stress on the thyroid gland.
- Medicine is administered.
- to replace the missing hormone in any form of hypothyroidism,
- to prevent the formation of a new goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) after surgery for goiter, if the function of the thyroid gland is normal,
- for the treatment of benign goiter (benign goiter) with normal thyroid function,
- for concomitant therapy of hyperthyroidism, which is treated with thyrostatic drugs (drugs that suppress hyperthyroidism), after achieving normal metabolic status
- for malignant tumors of the thyroid gland, especially after surgery, to suppress the growth of new tumors and replenish the missing thyroid hormone,
- to study thyroid function (thyroid suppression test).
Dosage :
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- The daily dose required for you will be determined by your attending physician based on the results of the examinations.
