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ENDO 2024: The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting

June 01 - 04, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts

June 01 - 04, 2024 Boston, Massachusetts

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  • Surge in Desiccated Thyroid Extract Use for Hypothyroidism Surge in Desiccated Thyroid Extract Use for Hypothyroidism Prescriptions for desiccated thyroid hormone for newly diagnosed hypothyroidism nearly doubled, while scripts for first-line levothyroxine monotherapy dropped, to the surprise of the researchers.
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