title: Monitoring thyroid function in patients on levothyroxine: audit findings and suggested change in practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Scargill
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Livingston
authors.affiliation: Keele University Benchmarking Service, School of Pharmacy, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.|Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.|Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK.|The School of Medicine and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Adrian H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Heald
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D000069342:Medical Overuse; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine