70 Years of Levothyroxine
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-63276-2 (ISBN)
When it was first synthesized in 1949, levothyroxine represented a significant advance in the treatment of hypothyroidism, providing a safe and effective treatment option for millions of hypothyroid patients around the globe. This synthetic form of thyroxine is now one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. Levothyroxine was first introduced by Merck KGaA,Darmstadt, Germany, in 1972, and since then the company has remained actively engaged in research on this mainstay of hypothyroidism treatment.
This book is intended for healthcare professionals.
George J Kahaly, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology / Metabolism and the Chief of the Endocrine Outpatient Clinic at the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany. He chairs the ORPHAN JGU expert center for Graves' orbitopathy and autoimmune polyglandular syndromes and is Director of the Molecular Thyroid Research Laboratory at JGU. His interests include clinical and experimental aspects of endocrine autoimmunity, immunogenetics of thyroid and polyglandular autoimmunity, as well as cardiovascular involvement in metabolic disorders, and he has published 248 original papers and reviews in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Jama, Clinical Chemistry, the Journal of Autoimmunity, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Endocrinology, Thyroid, Endocrine Reviews, Nature Reviews and Autoimmunity Reviews .
History Of Levothyroxine.- Pharmacokinetics Of Levothyroxine.- Pharmacodynamics Of Levothyroxine .- Levothyroxine In Pregnancy.- Levothyroxine In Children.- Levothyroxine In The Elderly.- Levothyroxine And Heart.- Levothyroxine And Bone.- Levothyroxine And Cancer.- Potential Adverse Reactions Of Levothyroxine.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.04.2021 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XVII, 129 p. 37 illus., 34 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 403 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie | |
| Schlagworte | endocrinology • Hypothyroidism • Metabolism • open access • Thyroid Disorders • Thyroid gland • TSH |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-63276-8 / 3030632768 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-63276-2 / 9783030632762 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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