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 need to be changed. Patient instructed to take this medication 30min. before breakfast & all other meds. Swallow the tablet or capsule whole, with a full glass (8 ounces) of water. The tablet may dissolve very quickly and could swell in your throat. Avoid the following food products, which can make your body absorb less levothyroxine: grapefruit juice, infant soy formula, soybean flour, cotton seed meal, walnuts, and high-fiber foods.
Reviewed September 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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Levothyroxine Teaching 889Instructed 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 885Taught that, when taking Levothyroxine, dose should be withheld and physician or other health care provider notified if resting pulse is over 100 beats per minute.Levothyroxine Teaching 881Instructed on the importance of undergoing examinations (e.g., thyroid test), at least yearly, to monitor effectiveness of therapy.Levothyroxine Teaching 886Taught that Levothyroxine does not cure hypothyroidism; it just provides a thyroid hormone replacement and therapy is lifelong.