Pharma Thyroid Flashcards
Synthetic thyroid preparations
Levothyroxine
Liothyronine
Liotrix
Thyroid deprivation in early life
Cretinism
Dwarfism
Thyroid hormone clinical use
Obesity
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Depression
Preparation of choice fir thyroid replacement
Synthetic levothyroxine
Liothyronine ae
Cardiotoxicity
Dessicated thyroid disadvantages
Protein antigenicity
Product instability
Thioamides
Ptu
Methimazole
Carbimazole
Methimazole
Ten times more potent than ptu
Metimazole prodrug
Carbimazole
Thiamazole
Metimazole na completely absorbed, once a day dosing
Congenital aplasia crutis??
Side effect of methimazole
Methimazole side effect ?
Maculopapular pruritic rash
Most dangerous complication of methimazole
Agranulocytosis
Anion inhibitors MOA
block uptake of iodide
Potassium perchlorate clinical use
Iodide induced hyperthyroidism