Making sure it’s Synthroid
ON SCREEN:
WENDY, DIAGNOSED WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM
WENDY:
I had a couple of occasions where I asked for Synthroid, I expected Synthroid, and evidently, that’s not the way it always happens.
At the doctor’s office, we have decided together that he will make notations with my pharmacy, to be Synthroid-specific. It’s nice to know now that I’m going to pick up my prescription and it will be Synthroid. After nearly 15 years, I have put my confidence in Synthroid. It is the right medication for me.
ON SCREEN:
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN LEVOTHYROXINE PRODUCTS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.
ON SCREEN:
SYNTHROID IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR TO DETERMINE WHICH MEDICATION IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
WENDY:
My doctor explained to me that it’s very important to take my Synthroid first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and to delay having any caffeine or food for at least 30 minutes. This is not an interruption. I just have one tiny little pill and off I go.
ON SCREEN:
TAKE SYNTHROID AS A SINGLE DOSE, PREFERABLY ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, ONE-HALF TO ONE HOUR BEFORE BREAKFAST.
ON SCREEN:
TO SEE WENDY’S FULL STORY, VISIT THE “SYNTHROID STORIES” SECTION OF SYNTHROID.COM
USE
SYNTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, for oral use is a prescription, man-made thyroid hormone that is used to treat a condition called hypothyroidism in adults and children, including infants. It is meant to replace a hormone that is usually made by your thyroid gland. Generally, thyroid replacement treatment is to be taken for life. SYNTHROID should not be used to treat noncancerous growths or enlargement of the thyroid in patients with normal iodine levels, or in cases of temporary hypothyroidism caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis).
US-SYNT-220013
