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2. Hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia

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   The same three treatments used with humans are also options in treating feline hyperthyroidism (surgery, radioiodine treatment, and anti-thyroid drugs). There is also a special low iodine diet available that will control the symptoms providing no other food is fed; Hill's y/d formula, when given exclusively, decreases T4 production by limiting ...

3. Thiamazole - Wikipedia

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   Thiamazole is commonly used in cats to treat hyperthyroidism. [ 25 ] Despite 20% of cats treated with thiamazole testing positive for antinuclear antibody lupus erythematosus and immune-mediated haemolytic anemia , neither condition is associated with thiamazole in cats.

4. Antithyroid agent - Wikipedia

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   In Graves' disease, treatment with antithyroid medications must be given for six months to two years, in order to be effective. Even then, upon cessation of the drugs, the hyperthyroid state may recur. Side effects of the antithyroid medications include a potentially fatal reduction in the level of white blood cells.

5. Carbimazole - Wikipedia

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   For those patients where sensitivity reactions cannot be controlled, propylthiouracil may be used as an alternative; cross-sensitivity between these drugs is rare. Its most serious rare side effect is bone marrow suppression causing neutropenia and agranulocytosis. This may occur at any stage during treatment and without warning; monitoring of ...

6. Potassium iodide - Wikipedia

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   Potassium iodide is a chemical compound, medication, and dietary supplement. [4] [5] It is a medication used for treating hyperthyroidism, in radiation emergencies, and for protecting the thyroid gland when certain types of radiopharmaceuticals are used. [6]

7. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid diseases are highly prevalent worldwide, [10] [11] [12] and treatment varies based on the disorder. Levothyroxine is the mainstay of treatment for people with hypothyroidism, [13] while people with hyperthyroidism caused by Graves' disease can be managed with iodine therapy, antithyroid medication, or surgical removal of the thyroid ...