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What is Drug indicated for hypehyroidism during pregnancy: September 2005 and explain in detail?
Ans. A: Prophyltiouracil The key antithyroid drugs - also known as thionamides -include propylthiouracil (PTU), methimazole (MMI) and carbimazole. Though effective in pregnant women, babies of mothers taking antithyroid drugs have a high risk of goiter, hypothyroidism or even cretinism. However, low doses of propylthiouracil is preferred in pregnancy: its greater protein binding allows less transfer to the fetus. For the same reason it is to be preferred in the nursing mother.