Use in canines
\nLevothyroxine sodium thyroid hormone for hypothyroidism<\/p>\n
Indications:<\/strong> Dosage Considerations: If the clinical response is positive and If the clinical response is negative and Source: Donald C. Plumb Manual of Veterinary Pharmacology Sixth Edition<\/em><\/p>\n Contraindications Levotiroxine 0.4mg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[603,548],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-543","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-products-a-z","product_cat-hormonals","thumb-has-effect","prod-rating-off"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laboratoriounimedical.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIndicated for the treatment of deficiency hypothyroidism thyroid hormone of any etiology. Replacement therapy.
\nDosage:<\/strong>
\nIn dogs the daily dose of 0.02 mg to 0.04 mg per Kg (equivalent to 1 tablet of 0.4 mg for 10 to 20 kg of weight).<\/p>\n
\nAt the beginning of treatment start with a dose 0.02 mg \/ Kg (1 tablet for 20 Kg of Weight) 2 times a day.
\nWith a maximum dose of 0.8 mg 2 times a day.
\nAfter 4-8 weeks, assess the clinical response and measure the level of T4 at 4-6 hours after the dose.<\/p>\n
\n1) Low Normal T4: The dose should be increased and rechecked in 4 weeks.
\n2) T4 Normal high or slightly higher than normal: do not change the dose and check again in 6 months.
\n3) 40% or more above normal: decrease dose or consider administration once a day and recheck after 4 weeks (if a daily dose leads to the previous level).<\/p>\n
\n1) Low normal T4: increase dose and check again in 8 weeks (dose may need to be increased again) move to dosing
\n3 times a day or re-evaluate the diagnosis.
\n2) T4 Normal high up to an increase of 40% or more over the normal range:
\nReassess the diagnosis.<\/p>\n
\nContraindicated in patients with acute myocardial infarction, thyrotoxicosis, insufficiency untreated adrenal. It should be used with caution and at a low initial dose in patients with concurrent hypoadrenocorticism (treated), heart disease, diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"