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Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Suppression

Thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression is a strategy used in thyroid cancer care where levothyroxine doses are raised to push TSH below the normal range, usually for more advanced disease.

Synthroid

Levothyroxine

25mcg · 50mcg · 75mcg · 100mcg · 125mcg · 150mcg · 200mcg

Levothyroxine tablets for hypothyroidism. They replace the thyroid hormone that your own thyroid is not producing.

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Key points

  • The required dose for suppression is determined in part by the initial extent of the thyroid cancer, so it varies between patients.
  • For minimal or very low-risk thyroid cancer, suppression is not typically recommended; TSH is kept within the normal range instead.

Medicines listed for Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Suppression

The one listed product, Synthroid, contains Levothyroxine and is supplied as a tablet in seven strengths, from 25 mcg to 200 mcg. Levothyroxine is the synthetic form of thyroxine (T4), the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland. In suppression therapy, it is used at doses that drive TSH below the normal range.

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