JAMA highlights evidence that many adults 60+ can discontinue levothyroxine while maintaining thyroid function; John Mandrola, MD reacts that he assumed all patients on thyroid replacement needed it.
In adults ≥60 years, 26% discontinued levothyroxine while maintaining thyroid function
with 64% success for doses ≤50 μg/d
Gosh, 1 in 4 pts could stop the med
and no clinically important changes in thyroid-related symptoms.
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