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Is Euthyrox Safe For An Infant?

Hi Dr, My baby boy is 57 days it was a preterm baby of 34 weeks and was kept in the NICU for 7 days and then got discharged. On the 12th days we did a Blood Screening test as we were advised at the time of discharge. We got the report on the 4th day and were informed to redo as the TSH level was on a higher side (100mU/L) & T4 level was 22.18nmol/L. On the 17th day we visited ENDOCRINOLOGIST he started a medicine EUTHYROX dosage 37.5 mcg every day the ENDOCRINOLOGIST have asked us to repeat the blood test again after 30 to 35 days and do an Ultra sound. Kindly advice if i am going in the right direction Pleases also advice when i am going for the second time blood test should i give the baby the daily dosage of EUTHYROX before the blood test or after. Regards Abdul
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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greetings,
we will come to know weather the dosage is appropriate for the child only if we get the test done.
and yes you should continue as it is before getting the test done.
as it will tell us do we have to change the dosage or not.
hope this has helped.
thanks and regards.
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Is Euthyrox Safe For An Infant?

greetings, we will come to know weather the dosage is appropriate for the child only if we get the test done. and yes you should continue as it is before getting the test done. as it will tell us do we have to change the dosage or not. hope this has helped. thanks and regards.