{"id":2528297,"date":"2020-05-22T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/?p=2528297"},"modified":"2023-03-16T06:20:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T11:20:13","slug":"levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics\/","title":{"rendered":"Levothyroxine colors mnemonics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-colors-mnemonics-featimg-624x351.jpg 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Levothyroxine comes in a variety of doses, and each dose is represented by a different tablet color. This can be easily remembered using the mnemonic &#8220;<strong> Or<\/strong>angutans <strong>W<\/strong>ill <strong>V<\/strong>omit <strong>O<\/strong>n <strong>Y<\/strong>ou <strong>R<\/strong>ight <strong>B<\/strong>efo<strong>r<\/strong>e <strong>T<\/strong>hey <strong>B<\/strong>ecome <strong>L<\/strong>arge <strong>P<\/strong>roud <strong>G<\/strong>iants&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-300x129.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-768x332.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-624x269.jpeg 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image source @CaseyMcQuadeMD via twitter.<\/p>\n<h2>Levothyroxine tablet strengths (mnemonic)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Or<\/strong>angutans <strong>W<\/strong>ill <strong>V<\/strong>omit <strong>O<\/strong>n <strong>Y<\/strong>ou <strong>R<\/strong>ight <strong>B<\/strong>efo<strong>r<\/strong>e <strong>T<\/strong>hey <strong>B<\/strong>ecome <strong>L<\/strong>arge <strong>P<\/strong>roud <strong>G<\/strong>iants&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strength (mcg) : Color : Mnemonic (Memory device)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25mcg : <strong>Or<\/strong>ange (<strong>Or<\/strong>angutans)<\/li>\n<li>50mcg : <strong>W<\/strong>hite (<strong>W<\/strong>ill)<\/li>\n<li>75mcg : <strong>V<\/strong>iolet (<strong>V<\/strong>omit)<\/li>\n<li>88mcg : <strong>O<\/strong>live (<strong>O<\/strong>n)<\/li>\n<li>100mcg : <strong>Y<\/strong>ellow (<strong>Y<\/strong>ou)<\/li>\n<li>112mcg : <strong>R<\/strong>ed (<strong>R<\/strong>ight)<\/li>\n<li>125mcg : <strong>Br<\/strong>own (<strong>B<\/strong>efo<strong>r<\/strong>e)<\/li>\n<li>137mcg : <strong>T<\/strong>urquoise (<strong>T<\/strong>hey)<\/li>\n<li>150mcg : <strong>B<\/strong>lue (<strong>B<\/strong>ecome)<\/li>\n<li>175mcg : <strong>L<\/strong>ilac (Large)<\/li>\n<li>200mcg : <strong>P<\/strong>ink (Proud)<\/li>\n<li>300mcg : <strong>G<\/strong>reen (Giants)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The white tablet (50mcg) has no color dyes and may be preferred in patients who react to other tablet strengths.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Colors of levothyroxine tablets (An infographic)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-colors-mnemonics.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1cd17bd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"levothyroxine tablet colors mnemonics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-colors-mnemonics.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-colors-mnemonics.jpg 701w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-colors-mnemonics-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/myendoconsult.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/levothyroxine-tablet-colors-mnemonics-624x828.jpg 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"849\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2528836\" \/><\/a>Levothyroxine colors mnemonics<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 5819, Levothyroxine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Levothyroxine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Levothyroxine<\/a>. Accessed May 22, 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>Images(s) Courtesy<\/h2>\n<p>MyEndoConsult<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Levothyroxine comes in a variety of doses, and each dose is represented by a different tablet color. This can be easily remembered using the mnemonic &#8220; Orangutans Will Vomit On You Right Before They Become Large Proud Giants&#8221; Image source @CaseyMcQuadeMD via twitter. 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