These findings should allow pharmacists to prepare extemporaneous oral suspensions of propylthiouracil for use in extended therapy. The documentation of stability in two different suspensions would ...

SINCE the introduction of antithyroid-drug therapy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism by Astwood 1 in 1943 a variety of therapeutic programs and specific drugs have been proposed. However, in the ...

1 Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan, China 2 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Haikou Affiliated Hospital of Central ...

Departments of Physiology and Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. The antithyroid drug propylthiouracil prevented or removed the hypertension associated with ...

Many medicines taste so bitter that some people avoid taking them. To help with the bad taste, flavors and sweeteners are added to modify the taste and make it more acceptable. However, not everyone ...

People can wake up with a stuffy nose for various reasons, such as the common cold, allergies, and pregnancy. Using certain medications can also cause a stuffy nose. Depending on the cause, healthcare ...

What is methimazole used for? Methimazole is commonly used to treat people with Graves' disease or toxic multinodular goiter who have an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). Methimazole can also be ...

Propylthiouracil can also be used to help reduce symptoms of an overactive thyroid before having surgery to remove the thyroid or radioactive iodine therapy. Propylthiouracil may also be used for ...

Thyroid conditions like hypothyroidism (underactive) and hyperthyroidism (overactive) can lead to hair thinning across the scalp and body due to disrupted hormone production affecting hair development ...

Early recognition of propylthioruacil-induced AAV can prevent severe complications. In Cureus, physicians discussed the case of a patient with propylthiouracil-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Take levothyroxine on an empty stomach at the same time every ...