Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 1:34AM EST

Drug Therapy

1. Propylthiouracil versus methimazole in treatment of Graves' disease during pregnancy.

Author
Chattaway JM; Klepser TB;
Institution
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA.
Journal
Ann Pharmacother. 2007 Jun;41(6):1018-22. Epub 2007 May 15.
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2. Spontaneous hypothyroidism in the follow up of Graves hyperthyroid patients treated with antithyroid drugs.

Author
De Moraes AV; Pedro AB; Romaldini JH;
Institution
Service of Endocrinology, Hospital Servidor Publico Estadual, Iamspe, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Journal
South Med J. 2006 Oct;99(10):1068-72.
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3. Effective methimazole dose for childhood Graves' disease and use of free triiodothyronine combined with concurrent thyroid-stimulating hormone level to identify mild hyperthyroidism and delayed pituitary recovery.

Author
Slyper AH; Wyatt D; Boudreau C;
Institution
Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. aslyper@lumc.edu
Journal
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun;18(6):597-602.
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4. The Relation of Initial Methimazole Dose to the Incidence of Methimazole-induced Agranulocytosis in Patients with Graves' Disease.

Author
Tsuboi K; Ueshiba H; Shimojo M; Ishikawa M; Watanabe N; Nagasawa K; Yuasa R; Yoshino G;
Institution
of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine.
Journal
Endocr J. 2007 Mar;54(1):39-43. Epub 2006 Oct 20.
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5. Comparison of Methimazole and Propylthiouracil in Patients with Hyperthyroidism Caused by Graves' disease.

Author
Nakamura H; Noh JY; Itoh K; Fukata S; Miyauchi A; Hamada N;
Institution
Department of Internal Medicine II, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Ito Hospital, Tokyo, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Sumire Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Journal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Mar 27;.
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6. Infliximab: a novel treatment for sight-threatening thyroid associated ophthalmopathy.

Author
Durrani OM; Reuser TQ; Murray PI;
Institution
Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, the University of Birmingham, UK.
Journal
Orbit. 2005 Jun;24(2):117-9.
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