in recent years suppression tests with a single dose of 3 mg 1-thyroxine ( t4 ) and weekly doses of 1 mg t 4 in the treatment of hypothyroidism have been put to clinical trial and the lack of side-effects of such high doses ( 5 to 15 x daily requirements ) was stressed .
C0040165
thyroxine
C0020676
hypothyroidism