Propylthiouracil is used to treat overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). Carbimazole is used to treat hyperthyroidism. Carbimazole is a pro-drug as after absorption it is converted to the active ...

The stability of propylthiouracil in two extemporaneously prepared suspensions at 4 and 25 °C was studied. Commercially available 50-mg propylthiouracil tablets were used to prepare suspensions ...

After exclusion of patients who were lost to follow-up within the first year, changed medication to propylthiouracil or had surgery, the investigators considered the incidence of adverse effects ...

per 100 ml. The patient is placed on propylthiouracil, 100 mg. approximately every eight hours (or its equivalent in other anti-thyroid drugs). She is maintained on this regimen until distinct ...

Having more taste buds means super-tasters are sensitive to a chemical called ‘6-n-propylthiouracil’ (PROP), which is bitter and causes us to find foods off-putting. The rest of us (said to be ...

One in particular, snappily called TAS2R38, is concerned with our ability to detect a flavour known as propylthiouracil, or PROP for short. Not everyone can taste PROP and further studies has ...

However, they are not completely safe to use during pregnancy as methimazole increases risk of neonatal malformations and propylthiouracil increases risk of maternal hepatotoxicity ...

However, its use during the first trimester of pregnancy is linked to birth defects. As an alternative, propylthiouracil is typically provided for women with hyperthyroidism associated with Graves' ...