Eltroxin 25 mcg Tablet (120 Tab)

Medicine Information

About Eltroxin 25 mcg Tablet:

Each uncoated Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet contains Thyroxine Sodium 25 mcg (as anhydrous) and Excipients q.s.

Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet contains the active substance Thyroxine. Thyroxine is a hormone which is produced naturally in the body by the thyroid gland. Levothyroxine is a synthetic version of this hormone. Thyroxine controls how much energy your body uses, when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroxine for the body’s need.

Use of Eltroxin 25 mcg Tablet:

Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet is indicated as a replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary) and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism.

It is also used in the treatment and prevention of thyroid cancer and diffuse non-toxic goiter or Hashimoto thyroiditis, conditions in which the thyroid gland becomes enlarged causing swelling in the front of neck.

• Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet should be taken orally.
• Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet is taken whole with the help of water.
  
• Do not crush, chew, or break the tablet.
• Do not skip or stop the medicine without physician's advice.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed quantity.

Precaution & Related Information of Eltroxin 25 mcg Tablet:

• If allergic to this medicine inform the physician immediately.
• If find any other complication inform the physician immediately.
• Consult with the physician during pregnancy & lactation.
• Store at a temperature below 25°C, protected from light and moisture.
  
• Keep out of reach of children.

Special warnings of Eltroxin 25 mcg tablet with food and drink:

Consumption of soybean flour (infant formula), cotton seed meal, walnuts and dietary fiber may bind and decrease the absorption of levothyroxine sodium from the gastrointestinal tract.

Calcium, calcium-fortified orange juice and grape fruit juice may delay the absorption of levothyroxine and reduce its bioavailability.