Written by Walid Abdel Salam
Thursday, April 13, 2023 03:00 AM
revealed drug authority On how to use thyroid medications in Ramadan, the Medicines Authority said: Food affects the absorption of some thyroid medications, such as levothyroxine used in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
The drug authority added, we recommend taking gland medications On an empty stomach, provided that it is half an hour before the main breakfast, or 3 or 4 hours after breakfast, and no other food is eaten for an hour after it.
The Egyptian Medicines Authority confirmed that levothyroxine should be separated from nutritional supplements that contain calcium or iron by 4 hours. so as not to affect its absorption
