AUTHOR=Gatta Elisa , Bambini Francesca , Buoso Caterina , Gava Maria , Maltese Virginia , Anelli Valentina , Delbarba Andrea , Pirola Ilenia , Cappelli Carlo 

TITLE=Liquid levothyroxine formulations in patients taking drugs interfering with L-T4 absorption

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1080108

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2022.1080108

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Purpose</title><p>To describe the current knowledge on thyroid hormonal profile in patients on liquid L-T4 therapy and drugs known to interfere with L-T4 absorption.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus research was performed. Case reports, case series, original studies and reviews written in English and published online up to 31 August 2022 were selected and reviewed. The final reference list was defined based on the relevance of each paper to the scope of this review.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The available data showed that novel levothyroxine formulations circumvent gastric pH impairment due to multiple interfering drugs such as proton pump inhibitors, calcium or iron supplements, sevelamer, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide and sodium alginate.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>New formulations can be taken simultaneously with drugs interfering with L-T4 absorption, in particular liquid formulations. Softgel capsules need more studies to support these data.</p></sec>