Unlike levothyroxine, you don’t need to take liothyronine 30 minutes before breakfast.
It is available in a lower-cost generic version.
This medicine is safe for children, including infants.
Liothyronine is not the first choice of therapy for hypothyroidism.
This medicine has a narrow therapeutic index. You need frequent blood tests and dose adjustments to prevent overtreatment or undertreatment of your thyroid condition.
This medicine has certain limitations of use. It is not for all thyroid disorders. For example, it is not used to suppress benign thyroid nodules or non-toxic diffuse goiter in iodine-sufficient people. It is also not used to treat hypothyroidism during recovery from subacute thyroid inflammation.
Liothyronine may be more expensive than other thyroid supplements.
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