The most common cause is Graves’ disease, an autoimmune condition that over-stimulates the thyroid. Medical Treatment Antithyroid medications (methimazole, propylthiouracil) can reduce thyroid ...

Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies ... However, they are not completely safe to use during pregnancy as methimazole increases risk of neonatal malformations and propylthiouracil ...

Pregnant patients can take antithyroid drugs such as PTU in the first trimester, and methimazole in the second trimester onwards. Doctors might also recommend thyroid surgery if you’re pregnant ...

Your doctor will likely prescribe radioactive iodine therapy or anti-thyroid medications, such as methimazole. Radioactive iodine therapy and anti-thyroid medications can also be used to treat ...

Thyroid tests can assess these hormone levels ... Talk with your healthcare provider if you are taking: Tapazole (methimazole) and other drugs used to treat hyperthyroid levels Monopril ...

Results consistently showed that clinical symptoms and thyroid tests were better with the combination than with the methimazole alone. At an average dose of 600 milligrams (mg) per day, it has been ...

Current American Thyroid Association guidelines do not recommend routine ... Physicians need to be aware that pancytopenia from methimazole is not dose-related and be alert to any patient signs or ...

The patient was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 10 years ago and has been maintained on long-term methimazole treatment (2.5 mg daily) with regular thyroid function tests within normal ranges. The ...

Thyroid tests can assess these hormone levels ... Talk with your healthcare provider if you are taking: Tapazole (methimazole) and other drugs used to treat hyperthyroid levels Monopril (fosinopril) ...