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Levothyroxine

Levothyroxine

icon 2023-09-27
Trade Name
Euthyrox
Updated Section
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use 4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Month
Nov,2022
Safety-Related Labeling Changes
Interferences with laboratory test: Biotin may interfere with thyroid immunoassays that are based on a biotin/streptavidin interaction, leading to either falsely decreased or falsely increased test results.The risk of interference increases with higher doses of biotin. When interpreting results of laboratory tests, possible biotin interference has to be taken into consideration, especially if a lack of coherence with the clinical presentation is observed. For patients taking biotin-containing products, laboratory personnel should be informed when a thyroid function test is requested. Alternative tests not susceptible to biotin interference should be used, if available . Interferences with laboratory test: Biotin may interfere with thyroid immunoassays that are based on a biotin/streptavidin interaction, leading to either falsely decreased or falsely increased test results

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