Comparison of weekly vs daily dosing of levothyroxine for treatment of hypothyroidism in Ramadan – a pilot randomized controlled trial: preliminary results

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Nurul Aulia, Zakaria, Miza Hiryanti, Shahar, Mohammad Arif
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine; RC648 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Endocrine Glands. Clinical Endocrinology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/67895/1/weekly%20vs%20daily%20thyroxine%20MAC9%202018.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67895/6/MAC9%20Oral%20Presentation%20%28ThyRa%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67895/7/MAC9_Oral%20Presentation_Acceptance%20Letter%20%23115%20%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67895/

INTRODUCTION : Muslim who fast during Ramadan find it difficult to take L-thyroxine as recommended every morning on empty stomach during sahur.The changes in eating patterns and gastric motility during Ramadan might affect the absorption and efficacy of L-thyroxine.This study is to compare the effi...