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Please describe the medication: levothyroxine?

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Synthetic thyroid ho: It is a generic synthetic thyroid hormone tablets, contains synthetic crystalline tetreiodothyronine sodium salt.It is a synthetic thyroxine identical to that produced by human thyroid gland it is prescribed to treat hypothyroidism.

Answered 8/26/2018

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It is the exact copy: Of the hormone produced by one's own thyroid gland = t4.

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Answered 2/20/2019

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