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Would you recommend changing a patient from the pill form of levothyroxine to Tirosint-SOL if they are started on a proton pump inhibitor?

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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Outpatient Endocrinology

While it is true that PPI's may lead to a decrease in levothyroxine absorption due to decreased tablet dissolution in the stomach (Guzman-Prado et al., PMID 33469743), and that liquid formulations are not susceptible to this effect (Seng Yue et al., PMID 38554774), the decrease in levothyroxine abso...

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