Use of Thyroid Hormones in Hypothyroid and Euthyroid Patients; the 2019 Italian Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence and prevalence of hypothyroidism are increasing and the threshold for the treatment of hypothyroid as well as individuals without evident thyroid disease with thyroid hormone is declining.

Objective

To investigate endocrinologists' use of thyroid hormones in hypothyroid and euthyroid patients in Italy, a country where different formulations of levothyroxine (LT4; tablet, liquid solution and soft-gel capsule) are available on the market.

Methods

Members of the Associazione Medici Endocrinologi (Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) were invited to participate in a web-based survey investigating the topic.

Results

A total of 797 of 2,028 (39.3%) members completed all the sections of the survey; 98.7% declared that the treatmen

SUBMITTER: Negro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7024857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature