Could Synthroid be doing more harm than good? New research links the thyroid medicine to potential bone loss. Dr. Yadal Safai says the study was “quite small” and that “much more research needs to be ...

Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism, when the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough natural thyroid hormone. One lot of 150-microgram Synthroid tablets was recalled ...

If you've never paid attention to your thyroid, put your hand on the front of your throat and swallow. (Yeah, you'll look weird. Just try it.) The bump that moves is the cartilage often called the ...

A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds. Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the ...

Eight million Americans rely on Synthroid to regulate an overactive or underactive thyroid, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that patients may not be getting the dose their ...

Manufacturing problems have led to the recall of the thyroid-hormone replacement therapy Synthroid for the second time in 6 months. This time, however, the responsibility for the return of more than ...

W A S H I N G T O N, July 12 -- The government has advised makers of somewidely used thyroid drugs that they will have to begin cutting backdistribution of any that haven't won agency approval by Aug.

Synthroid was associated with an 11% lower likelihood of having TSH labs out of range when compared with similar patients taking generic levothyroxine. This article is written live from the American ...

It has been around for 46 years, is taken by some 8 million Americans and is the third-most commonly prescribed medication in the nation. Its manufacturer calls it the “quintessential old drug.” So ...