MedWatch - 2004 Safety Information Alerts: Levoxyl

site URL - http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2004/safety04.htm#Levoxyl

Site description: FDA and King Pharmaceuticals notified healthcare professionals of revisions.

Topic: Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication

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	LINK	URI & TITLE	DESCRIPTION & TOPIC
Previous 10	The Association of Thyroid Surgeons	http://www.thyroidsurgery.org The Association of Thyroid Surgeons	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Surgery A full-service public health website providing information to patients as well as doctors regarding this disease diagnosis and the importance of nerve monitoring technology during surgery.
Previous	Propyl-Thyracil	http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20P)/PROPYL.html Propyl-Thyracil	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication RXmed prescribing information for the antithyroid medication propylthiouracil.
Random 1	Wells Cargo Co. - Custom Sewing & Design	http://www.wellscargoco.com/ Wells Cargo Co. - Custom Sewing & Design	Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Indiana/Localities/B/Bluffton/Business_and_Economy Manufacturers and designers of bags, cases, packs, covers, and gear for emergency medical service.
Random 2	Employers use of medical tests raising fairness concerns	http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9811/29/medical.screening/index.html Employers use of medical tests raising fairness concerns	Top/News/Online_Archives/CNN.com/1998/November/Health [CNN]
Random 3	Management of Hypothermia	http://www.theberries.ns.ca/Archives/Hypothermia.html Management of Hypothermia	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Management of hypothermia in a clinical setting. Much of the information is also useful in the field. By John Hickey.
Random 4	Alpharma AS, Norgesplaster Facility	http://www.norgesplaster.com Alpharma AS, Norgesplaster Facility	Top/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Wound_Care Adhesives for the Medical Device Industry. Specialty tapes, Surgical tapes, Sport tapes and Wound-dressings. (Vennesla, Norway)
Random 5	Park Medical Center	http://www.parkmedicalcenter.com/ Park Medical Center	Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Florida/Localities/O/Orange_Park/Health Specializing in family care offering housecalls to any patient who would have difficulty getting into a physician's office.
Next	Thyroid Experts Warn of Clinically Important Differences in Potency of FDA-Approved Levothyroxine Products	http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/news/04_08_11_fda_levothyroxine.html Thyroid Experts Warn of Clinically Important Differences in Potency of FDA-Approved Levothyroxine Products	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Treatment/Medication Generic bioequivalence data confirms medical societies’ concern about recently approved generic levothyroxine preparations.
Next 10	American Thyroid Association Statement on Wilson's Syndrome	http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/statements/99_11_16_wilsons.html American Thyroid Association Statement on Wilson's Syndrome	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Wilson's_Syndrome The ATA's thorough review of the biomedical literature has found no scientific evidence supporting the existence of "Wilson's syndrome."
Random 1	Peninsula Ballet Theatre	http://www.peninsulaballet.org Peninsula Ballet Theatre	Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballet/Companies/North_America/United_States/Professional Offering ballet from the company in the San Francisco Bay Area for dance, and performing arts.
Random 4	Ryan & Brown P.A.	http://www.rmb-law.com/ Ryan & Brown P.A.	Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Minnesota/Localities/S/Saint_Paul/Business_and_Economy/Legal_Services Exclusively representing military families and veterans for medical malpractice cases involving negligence by government health care providers.
Random 4	Nature Circle	http://pages.ivillage.com/naturecircle_beauty/ Nature Circle	Top/Shopping/Health/Beauty/Bath_and_Body Specializing in soaps, spa prodcuts, bath teas, clay masques, and cellulite removal treatments.
Next 70	Kathie's Pain - Endometriosis and PCOS information	http://www.kathies-pain.com/pcos.htm Kathie's Pain - Endometriosis and PCOS information	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Gonads/Polycystic_Ovarian_Syndrome Endometriosis and PCOS information.
Previous 70	MedicineNet - Myxedema Coma	http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19712 MedicineNet - Myxedema Coma	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Issues/Myxedema_Coma Considered a life-threatening complication of hypothyroidism that represents the far more serious side of the spectrum of thyroid disease.
Next 170	Pheochromocytoma	http://www.eje.org/eje/141/eje1410619.htm Pheochromocytoma	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Adrenal/Pheochromocytoma A study by the Italian Society of Endocrinology.
Previous 170	Personal Experience with Graves' Disease	http://valkyrie.aarg.net/graves.html Personal Experience with Graves' Disease	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hyperthyroid/Graves'_Disease Diary that discusses diagnosis and treatment.
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Previous 270	Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows	http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0303/18pneumonia.html Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Other resource N0	SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide	http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/862/class000100022/hwz125669.htm SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media The epidemic has been brought under control in China, and good hygiene will prevent further spread in Hong Kong. [Shanghai Daily]
Other resource N1	Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS?	http://slate.msn.com/id/2081235/ Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS?	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media Analysis showing that common masks offer only limited protection, but that the perception of protection may be more important. [Slate]
Other resource N2	Status of the SARS outbreak	http://www.who.int/csr/sarsarchive/2003_04_11/en/print.html Status of the SARS outbreak	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media Overview of events since recognition of this outbreak as major global concern. Explains why this is more serious than outbreaks of other new infectious diseases in the last years. [WHO]
Other resource N3	Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis	http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=417512003 Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media A senior Chinese physician accused his government yesterday of covering up details of the spread of the SARS virus in Beijing, raising fears that the crisis may be worse than previously thought. [The Scotsman]
Other resource N4	CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence	http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/031118_sars/main.html CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media The Chinese government was accused of failing to disclose the outbreak of SARS, but where was the World Health Organization in all of this?
Other resource N5	Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases	http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030404a.html Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media Statement from US HHS director that the Public Health Service has added SARS to the list of quarantinable communicable diseases, in order to keep all options open.
Other resource N6	Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province	http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7386/416 Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media In the absence of official information, rumors magnified the epidemic out of proportion. [bmj.com, formerly British Medical Journal]
Other resource N7	Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS	http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/itemid164.html Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Respiratory_Disorders/SARS/News_and_Media Looks at the aftermath of the Canadian SARS epidemic in 2003.
Other resource N8	Clinical Practice Guidelines for Endocrinologists	http://www.aace.com/clinguideindex.htm Clinical Practice Guidelines for Endocrinologists	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has published 9 sets of clinical guidelines for endocrine conditions and 2 position statements. They are available hear for reading and printing at this site.
Other resource N9	Hypothalamic Hamartoma Support Page	http://www.geocities.com/hhugs2001/ Hypothalamic Hamartoma Support Page	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders Support resources for children and families dealing with this rare endocrine tumor. Information about the function of the hypothalamus; this syndrome and its symptoms, including gelastic seizures; treatments; and personal stories. Includes MRI images.
Other resource N10	European Euthyroid Project	http://euthyroid.org European Euthyroid Project	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid Examining the role of thyroid hormone in neurodevelopment.
Other resource N11	Health Central - Thyroid Disorders	http://www.healthcentral.com/centers/OneCenter.cfm?center=Thyroid_Disorders Health Central - Thyroid Disorders	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid Illustrations, definitions, causes, risk factors, symptoms, tests, and treatment.
Other resource N12	eMedicine Health - Thyroid Problems Overview	http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13571-1.asp eMedicine Health - Thyroid Problems Overview	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid Consumer health information. Lists the causes, symptoms, tests, and treatment of thyroid illness.
Other resource N13	Thyroid Disease Manager	http://www.thyroidmanager.org/ Thyroid Disease Manager	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid Features a complete analysis of thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, nodules, cancer, and aspects of physiology.
Other resource N14	MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information on Thyroid Disease	http://www.medicinenet.com/thyroid/focus.htm MedicineNet - Health and Medical Information on Thyroid Disease	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid An in-depth look at this gland and its role in preserving health.
Other resource N15	eMedicine - Goiter	http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic916.htm eMedicine - Goiter	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Goiter James R Mulinda, MD, FACP, FACE describes the background, pathophysiology, frequency, and clinical features of thyroid enlargement.
Other resource N16	MedicineNet - Pendred Syndrome - Hearing Loss and communication disorders	http://www.medicinenet.com/pendred_syndrome/article.htm MedicineNet - Pendred Syndrome - Hearing Loss and communication disorders	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Goiter An inherited autosomal recessive condition which consists of deafness from the time of birth and enlargement of the thyroid gland.
Other resource N17	MedicineNet - Hypothyroidism	http://www.medicinenet.com/Art.asp?li=MNI&ag=Y&ArticleKey=914 MedicineNet - Hypothyroidism	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hypothyroid Description, causes, symptoms, and treatment. Includes information about secondary hypothyroidism which is related to an abnormality in the pituitary gland.
Other resource N18	The American Thyroid Association - Hypothyroidism	http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Hypo_brochure.pdf The American Thyroid Association - Hypothyroidism	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hypothyroid Patient brochure covering symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of underactive thyroid gland.[PDF format]
Other resource N19	Abbott Diagnostics - Hypothyroidism	http://www.abbottdiagnostics.com/Your_Health/Thyroid/Disorders/hypo.cfm Abbott Diagnostics - Hypothyroidism	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hypothyroid Lists the most common causes, including Hashimoto's, and discusses symptoms and diagnosis.
Other resource N20	Hypothyroidism (Myxedema) - David L. Hoffmann	http://www.healthy.net/library/books/hoffman/immune/hypothyroid.htm Hypothyroidism (Myxedema) - David L. Hoffmann	Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Endocrine_Disorders/Thyroid/Hypothyroid HealthWorld Online provides signs, symptoms, and discusses alternative therapies for low thyroid function.