What is Levothyroxine?| Levothyroxine & Thyroid | Food and drinks to avoid when taking Levothyroxine

What is Levothyroxine? Facts about Levothyroxine, how it’s used to treat underactive thyroid, and what not to eat or drink when taking Levothyroxine.

Hello viewers and welcome to Never Miss a Dose, Echo’s weekly look inside the medicine cabinet of the nation. In this series, we’ll take a look at the most commonly prescribed medicines the UK, what they’re used to treat and how best to take them. We’ll also do a demonstration at the end of each episode - it’s worth waiting for!

We’re now up to our fifth episode in our six-part series on the UK’s 6 of the most common medicines on long term repeat prescription. This week our Chief Pharmacist, Alistair Murray gives us a brief rundown on the key facts about Levothyroxine and how it’s used to treat underactive thyroid issues. Alistair will also talk us through how and when to take levothyroxine, and what food and drinks you should avoid when taking it - which he cleverly demonstrates with copious amounts of cola and milk.

Today we’ll answer:
*What levothyroxine is
*What levothyroxine is most commonly used to treat
*How levothyroxine works
*When and how to take levothyroxine
*What food and drink to avoid when taking levothyroxine
*How levothyroxine interacts with calcium

For more information on topics like levothyroxine and pregnancy, and to read more about the possible side effects of taking levothyroxine, check out Alistair’s blog here: https://www.echo.co.uk/blog/what-is-levothyroxine

See you next week!
Echo Pharmacy

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Hungry for more? Bring on the links!

If you’d like more information on levothyroxine, we always recommend checking out the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/levothyroxine/

For more information on underactive thyroid, including symptoms and causes, please check out the NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/

If you’d like to learn a little more on how to maintain a healthy weight or make some improvements to your diet, the NHS is on hand to help with a wealth of information:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/

Lastly, if you’d like to learn more about thyroid conditions, we recommend checking out the British Thyroid Foundation:
http://www.btf-thyroid.org/

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Who is Alistair?

Alistair Murray - MRPharmS
Chief Pharmacist- Echo Pharmacy

Alistair is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years' experience working with community and digital pharmacy, third-level education and the NHS. He completed his pharmacy training at Boots and spent 15 years as a pharmacist working in community pharmacies and GP surgeries before joining the founding team of Echo in 2015. He is an honorary lecturer at UCL and the University of Nottingham, the latter where he received his masters in pharmacy.

Alistair is passionate about adherence and making sure that people are making informed choices when it comes to their health.

With a penchant for fancy dress, Alistair can also be found explaining the world of pharmacy and tweeting at https://twitter.com/murristair

Disclaimer:
This video is for informational use only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions. Echo Pharmacy has used all reasonable care in compiling the information but make no warranty as to its accuracy. Always consult your GP, a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

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