GPs advised to go easy on thyroid therapy
Patients risk being on treatment forever, expert says
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Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism should not be prescribed thyroid hormone therapy, new international guidelines say.
A panel of clinicians, including an Australian GP academic, issued a “strong recommendation” against the therapy in adults with only slightly elevated TSH levels, 4-10mIU/L, and free thyroxine levels within the normal range.