Internal Medicine News - Interactions With Thyroid, Warfarin, Statins.(interaction between thyroxine and iron)
ATLANTA — A sudden hike in cholesterol level in a patient on thyroid replacement therapy may be due to an interaction between thyroxine and iron that can lead to hypothyroidism, said Dr. Douglas S. Paauw at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.
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Thyroid hormone also is likely to bind to cholestyramine, sucralfate, and antacids that contain magnesium and aluminum. In the past 2 years, case reports have also described an increase in TSH levels among patients who have taken calcium supplementation, said Dr. Paauw of the …
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