PHP21 THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGEABILITY OF LEVOTHYROXINE
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[Levothyroxine and the problem of interchangeability of drugs with narrow therapeutic index].
The exchange of a prescribed drug by other similar, by generic products and even by custom products has become common practice in our country, often ignoring basic tenets of bioequivalence, interchangeability, stability and characteristics of the pharmaceutical compounds. In the case of drugs of narrow therapeutic index, such as levothyroxine, these problems are intensified, putting the effecti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(10)60881-9