Commonly Prescribed Medication for Older Adults Linked to Bone Loss, Study Finds

About 23 million Americans take levothyroxine for hypothyroidism on a daily basis


One of the most-prescribed drugs in the United States for older adults has been linked to bone loss in a new study, officials said on Nov. 25.

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found in a study that levothyroxine, a synthetic hormone often used to treat hypothyroidism, may be associated with bone loss, a disease that weakens bones and causes them to be more likely to break. Common brand names for levothyroxine include Synthroid, Unithroid, and Tirosint. ---More...

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