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When i take 88mcg thyroxine every other day then what will my everyday dose result as?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Thyroxine: If you take 88 mcg every other day, then your daily dose is 44 mcg/day. The pill doesn't come in 44 mcg so if we ever need this, we typically just go with the 50 mcg pill daioy instead.

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Answered 3/5/2017

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