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| | Encyclopedia topic: Levothyroxine |
 | | The EU (An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members) have recently standardised the use of the name levothyroxine for the drug. | | | Levothyroxine, also known as L-thyroxine, synthetic T4 or simply 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodo-L-thyronine, is another name for Thyroxine (Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells), the thyroid hormone (Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically). |
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