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

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerLevothyroxine, a common medication for hypothyroidism sold as Synthroid, is linked to bone loss ...

Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in ...

A new study reveals a potential link between levothyroxine, a common treatment for underactive thyroid, and bone loss in ...

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 ...

“Levothyroxine is a very common medication because thyroid problems become more likely as we age. Older adults are more prone to hypothyroidism, where the thyroid slows down and doesn’t make ...

The drug half-life of levothyroxine is six to seven days ... Do not double up doses to catch up. What to Do Instead of Stopping Medication People stop thyroid medications for many reasons, often ...

Prescribed to treat hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer, around 7% of the U.S. population takes levothyroxine. The drug is a ...