Introduced into medical practice in 1945, antithyroid drugs either decrease thyroid hormone synthesis (thionamides) or thyroid hormone release (iodides). These drugs are used in children, adolescence, and even pregnant women but also older patients especially where surgery or radioactive iodine therapy may be contraindicated. They are increasingly used as adjuncts, in preparation for surgery or until radioactive iodine … Continue reading Anti-thyroid drugs: treating thryotoxicosis