Patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism (almost all with benign disease) who were prescribed levothyroxine (L-T4) had similar rates of short-term cardiovascular events whether they received a branded ...

There is no difference between brand-name and generic drug formulations of amiodarone — taken to control arrhythmia – in the incidence of thyroid dysfunction, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian ...

The propensity score-matched longitudinal study aimed to compare the efficacy of generic and brand-name formulations of levothyroxine in achieving and maintaining target thyrotropin levels. For ...

Generic drugs contain the same active ingredient as their brand-name counterparts. However, they usually cost much less than the brand-name version. Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

A generic drug is a drug that can be manufactured and sold by any company, as long as they meet the stringent criteria for purity as required by Health Canada. It is usually sold under a generic name, ...