Propylthiouracil: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Propylthiouracil. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

Propylthiouracil is indicated: in patients with Graves’ disease with hyperthyroidism or toxic multinodular goiter who are intolerant of methimazole and for whom surgery or radioactive iodine therapy is not an appropriate treatment option to ameliorate symptoms of hyperthyroidism in preparation for thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy in patients who are intolerant of methimazole

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set b0c23a2c…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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