Levothyroxine

Levothyroxine Teaching 2320

Patient instructed Levothyroxine is a medication used to treat hypothyroidism. Labs will need to be drawn routinely to check effectiveness & dose may ...

Levothyroxine Teaching 2099

SN instructed patient / caregiver regarding medication Levothyroxine. SN taught patient / caregiver that Levothyroxine is a replacement for a hormone ...

Levothyroxine Teaching 889

Instructed on the importance of taking Levothyroxine at the same time each day, as directed by MD, in order to get the most benefit from it.

Levothyroxine Teaching 888

Instructed on the importance of taking Levothyroxine as a single dose, preferably before breakfast, to prevent insomnia.

Levothyroxine Teaching 887

Taught that Levothyroxine is a hormone used as a replacement or substitution therapy in diminished or absent thyroid function of many causes.

Levothyroxine Teaching 886

Taught that Levothyroxine does not cure hypothyroidism; it just provides a thyroid hormone replacement and therapy is lifelong.

Levothyroxine Teaching 885

Taught that, when taking Levothyroxine, dose should be withheld and physician or other health care provider notified if resting pulse is over 100 beat...

Levothyroxine Teaching 884

Taught that, when taking Levothyroxine, if more than 2-3 doses are missed, physician and/or other health care provider should be notified about it.

Levothyroxine Teaching 883

Taught that, when taking Levothyroxine, if a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as possible.

Levothyroxine Teaching 882

Instructed on the importance, when taking Levothyroxine, of not changing brands of thyroid preparations, as this may affect drug bioavailability.