RESEARCH & DISCOVERIES
Commonly Prescribed Medication for Older Adults Linked to Bone Loss, Study Finds
About 23 million Americans take levothyroxine for hypothyroidism on a daily basis.
By Jack Phillips,
Breaking News Reporter
11/26/2024 Updated: 11/29/2024
One of the most-prescribed drugs in the United States for older adults has been linked to bone loss in a new study, officials said Monday.
Researchers with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found in their study that levothyroxine, a synthetic hormone often used to treat hypothyroidism, may be associated with bone loss, a disease that weakens bones and causes them to be more likely to break. Common brand names for levothyroxine include Synthroid, Unithroid, and Tirosint.
About 23 million Americans, or around 7 percent of the entire U.S. population, take the medication on a daily basis, according to a news release issued by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), which announced the findings of the study that will be presented at the society’s annual meeting in December.
It’s the second-most prescribed medication for older adults in the country, the release said. An article from the Yale School of Medicine in 2023 also noted that around 23 million people take levothyroxine, “making it one of the most prescribed drugs in the country.”
The Johns Hopkins authors linked the usage of levothyroxine to a higher degree of loss in bone density and bone mass over a more than six-year period, even in adults who have normal thyroid function.
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