Thyrotropin : Proper Use

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Thyrotropin (Systemic)

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Proper Use of This Medicine

For your doctor to properly treat your medical condition, you must receive every dose of this medicine . After the last dose, the doctor may want to perform certain tests that are very important.

It is important that your doctor check your progress to make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.

Dosing - The dose of thyrotropin will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders . The following information includes only the average doses of thyrotropin.

For injection dosage form:
- For testing the thyroid gland:
  - Adults and children - 10 International Units (IU) injected under the skin or into a muscle once a day for one to three days. If thyroid testing is being done after surgery, this medicine will usually be given for three to seven days.

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