Salt / ingredient
Levothyroxine 0.088mg
For underactive thyroid
MRP data last verified: August 2026. Source: NPPA Pharma Sahi Daam, reproduced under the NPPA copyright policy.
Private-brand substitutes: kam se zyada
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About Levothyroxine
This information is from US FDA labels, for reference only. Always follow your doctor's advice.
Common side effects
- headache
- nausea
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- fatigue
- abdominal pain
- rash
- insomnia
- arthralgia
Safety advice
- Consult your doctor before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- May affect the liver. Tell your doctor if you have liver problems.
- May affect the kidneys. Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems.
Uses
- ypothyroidism Levothyroxine sodium tablets are indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including neonates, as a replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism.
- Pituitary Thyrotropin (Thyroid‑Stimulating Hormone, ) Suppression Levothyroxine sodium tablets are indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including neonates, as an adjunct to surgery and radioiodine therapy in the management of thyrotropin-dependent well-differentiated thyroid cancer.
- Limitations of Use Levothyroxine sodium tablets are not indicated for suppression of benign thyroid nodules and nontoxic diffuse goiter in iodine-sufficient patients as there are no clinical benefits and overtreatment with levothyroxine sodium may induce hyperthyroidism .
- Levothyroxine sodium tablets are not indicated for treatment of hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis.
- Levothyroxine sodium tablets are a L-thyroxine (T4) indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including neonates, for: Hypothyroidism: As replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism.
How to take
- dminister once daily, preferably on an empty stomach, one-half to one hour before breakfast with a full glass of water.
- (2.1) Administer at least 4 hours before or after drugs that are known to interfere with absorption.
- (2.1) Evaluate the need for dose adjustments when regularly administering within one hour of certain foods that may affect absorption.
- (2.1) Advise patients to stop biotin and biotin-containing supplements at least 2 days before assessing and/or T4 levels.
- (2.2) Starting dose depends on a variety of factors, including age, body weight, cardiovascular status, and concomitant medications.
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