title: Levothyroxine overuse: time for an about face?
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit in Endocrinology (KER-Endo), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital "Dr Jose E Gonzalez", Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico.
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Gutierrez
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit in Endocrinology (KER-Endo), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Spyridoula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maraka
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit in Endocrinology (KER-Endo), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Naykky Singh
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Ospina
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit in Endocrinology (KER-Endo), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Montori
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit in Endocrinology (KER-Endo), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: juan.brito@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brito
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000067490:Prescription Drug Overuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine