Switching between liquid and tablet/capsule formulations - Which medicines require extra care?

For a small number of medicines, there are differences in equivalent doses of oral formulations of the same medicine. This Q&A considers which medicines may…

Updated RMOC Guidance - Prescribing of Liothyronine

Updated RMOC guidance on the prescribing of liothyronine is attached.

What clinical evidence is there to support the use of desiccated thyroid extract products?

This updated Medicines Q&A evaluates the clinical evidence for the use of desiccated thyroid extract products including ‘Armour thyroid’

Suggestions for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Adults in Primary Care

This document is intended to support local discussions on how to monitor commonly prescribed high risk medicines in primary care.  Comments have been included as…

Can patients on levothyroxine take sea kelp?

The term kelp can refer to a variety of brown sea weeds.   The iodine content in kelp products varies considerably, even between products of the…

Safety in Lactation: Thyroid hormones

Milk levels of thyroid hormones have not been measured after exogenous administration in humans. However, endogenous liothyronine appears to transfer into milk in higher concentrations…