Is Eltroxin 88mcg Same As Thyronorm 88mcg For Grave's Disease?

Posted on Thu, 23 Oct 2014

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Thu, 23 Oct 2014 Answered on

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Question : hi doctor, i m XXXXXX who asked u for the graves diease query, sorry for late reply.As per ur reommendation i went to market asking for the elroxin 88mcg but i m not getting it in market.Instead of it i m getting the THYRONORM 88mcg INSTEAD OF ELTROXIN 88mcg.So my question is shud i got for it ?

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes sure!

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX hi! yes I know brand eltroxin does not come in 88 mcg. I had therefore recommended thyrox , but you can go with thyronorm as well. it is just the same thing , thyroxine. regards! happy Diwali and a happy new year.

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