More than 3 million Brits on a common daily medication could be at an increased risk of osteoporosis according to new ...

Levothyroxine (Synthroid) is an oral medication used to treat hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). It's a lab-made version ...

A medication used to treat hypothyroidism has been voluntarily recalled due to quality concerns. ... Levothyroxine and Liothyronine are synthetic hormones contained in the thyroid tablets.

A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds. Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the ...

The researchers focused on a hormone called TSH (thyrotropin), which helps regulate how the thyroid works. If TSH levels are ...

Levothyroxine is the second most commonly prescribed medication among adults in the U.S., taken by approximately 23 million Americans—equivalent to 7 percent of the population—under several ...

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.

Understanding the medication’s widespread use. Levothyroxine is a synthetic hormone used to replace or supplement the thyroid hormone, which can be deficient due to hypothyroidism.

Levothyroxine, a common medication for hypothyroidism sold as Synthroid, is linked to bone loss in older adults, a new study found. While the link doesn’t prove causation, having an excess of ...