Pharmacokinetics
Conditions
Keywords
levothyroxine, bioavailability
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to measure the area under the curve (AUC0-48h; extent of systemic availability) and the maxi-mum concentrations (Cmax) of total serum levothyroxine (TT4, bound and free fraction) after a single pharmacological dose of 600 μg administered as tablets also containing iodine supple-ments vs. the same dose of levothyroxine administered as a reference solution without iodine.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Euthyroid men * Age: 18 - 50 * Normal values for fT4 und TSH * Good state of health
Exclusion criteria
* Thyroid function disorders in terms of subclinical or overt hyper- or hypothyroidism * History of thyroid function disorders * Focal or diffuse autonomies of the thyroid gland * Thyroid nodules \>1 ml according to sonographic examination * Any acute or chronic illness * Dermatitis herpetiformis
Countries
Germany