As with other drugs, levothyroxine can cause side effects, such as hair loss and hyperthyroidism (high thyroid hormone levels). Levothyroxine is available as the brand-name drugs Levoxyl ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid gland that ...

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

The loss of bone mineral density and bone mass is called osteoporosis, a disease that affects an estimated 10 million ...

Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone ...

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.