Thyroid drugs

List of thyroid and antithyroid drugs

• benzylthiouracil
• carbimazole
• dibromotyrosine
• iodine - a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks); a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
• potassium iodide - a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt
• sodium iodide - a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide
• levothyroxine sodium
• liothyronine sodium
• potassium perchlorate
• sodium perchlorate
• prolonium iodide
• propylthiouracil - a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
• protirelin - hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
• thiamazole
• thyroglobulin - an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
• thyroid   adj. Suggestive of a thyroid disorder; of or relating to the thyroid gland;  located near the base of the neck
• thyrotrophin - anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
• thyrotropin alfa
• tiratricol