english.prescrire.org > Spotlight > "Spotlight" > Biotin: misleading thyroid function test results

"Spotlight"

Biotin: misleading thyroid function test results

 Adverse Effects  Biotin, present in dietary supplements in particular, can lead to false results with serum-based thyroid function tests.
Full article available for download by subscribers

©Prescrire 1 November 2023

Source: "Biotin: misleading thyroid function test results" Prescrire Int 2023; 32 (253): 272. Subscribers only.

Enjoy full access to Prescrire International, and support independent information

Share
Share on  Facebook Share on  Twitter


See also:

"Biotin: interference with
laboratory tests"
Prescrire Int 2022;
 31 (233): 121.
Subscribers only


Read more:

This month's contents

All the subjects in
Prescrire's Spotlight