Antithyroid agent

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An antithyroid agent is a hormone antagonist acting upon thyroid hormones.

Examples include:

• propylthiouracil
• methimazole
• carbimazole
• potassium perchlorate

[edit] See also

• ATC_code_H03#H03B_Antithyroid_preparations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MeSH Antithyroid+agents

v • d • e Receptor antagonists: hormone antagonists Hypothalamic/pituitary axes Adrenal axis: Corticotropin releasing hormone antagonists - Aldosterone antagonists Thyroid axis: Antithyroid agents Gonadal axis: Androgen antagonists - Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists - Selective estrogen receptor modulator Eicosanoid Leukotriene antagonists - Prostaglandin antagonists Other Cholecystokinin antagonists

v • d • e Thyroid therapy (H03) Thyroid hormones Levothyroxine sodium - Liothyronine sodium - Tiratricol - Thyroid gland preparations Antithyroid preparations Thiouracils (Methylthiouracil, Propylthiouracil, Benzylthiouracil) Sulfur-containing imidazole derivatives (Carbimazole, Thiamazole) Perchlorates (Potassium perchlorate) Other (Diiodotyrosine, Dibromotyrosine)