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Methimazole Pharmacology Podcast
FromReal Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Methimazole Pharmacology Podcast
FromReal Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, I cover methimazole adverse effects, mechanism of action, drug interactions, and much more!
Methimazole and propylthiouracil are from the same class of medications and are used for hyperthyroidism. I go over some of the differences between these agents in this podcast episode.
Methimazole is dosed once daily but can be split if the patient experiences significant GI adverse effects.
T3 plays an important role in hyperthyroidism. I discuss the physiologic of T3 production and how methimazole creates its effects to lower thyroid hormone levels.
Methimazole and propylthiouracil are from the same class of medications and are used for hyperthyroidism. I go over some of the differences between these agents in this podcast episode.
Methimazole is dosed once daily but can be split if the patient experiences significant GI adverse effects.
T3 plays an important role in hyperthyroidism. I discuss the physiologic of T3 production and how methimazole creates its effects to lower thyroid hormone levels.
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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