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levothyroxine

Synthroid, Levo-T, Unithroid · Immediate-release tablet

FDA labeling for Synthroid explicitly describes crushing the tablet and suspending it in a small amount of water for patients who cannot swallow intact tablets, with the suspension given immediately and not stored. The label warns not to mix it with foods that decrease absorption, such as soybean-based formula.

Ask the pharmacist what foods and liquids to avoid mixing with crushed levothyroxine, and whether a liquid levothyroxine product would be simpler.