Carbimazole

Carbimazole
Clinical data
Trade names	Neo-Mercazole, Anti-Thyrox, etc.
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy; category	AU: D; ;
Routes of; administration	By mouth
ATC code	H03BB01 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	85%
Elimination half-life	5.3h
Excretion	Kidney >90%
Identifiers
	IUPAC name ethyl 3-methyl-2-sulfanylidene-imidazole-1-carboxylate;
CAS Number	22232-54-8 ;
PubChem CID	31072;
DrugBank	DB00389 ;
ChemSpider	28829 ;
UNII	8KQ660G60G;
KEGG	D07616 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:617099 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL508102 ;
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Carbimazole (brand names AFT-Carbimazole (NZ), Anti-Thyrox (India), and others^[2]) is a medicine used to treat an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism).^[3] Carbimazole helps to ease symptoms by reducing the amount of hormones the thyroid produces.^[3]

The thyroid controls things like heart rate and body temperature. Symptoms from when it makes too many hormones can include weight loss, mood swings, and feeling irritable.^[3]

Sometimes the doctor will prescribe carbimazole together with a beta blocker.^[3] This can help symptoms such as feeling jittery or anxious or having a fast heartbeat.^[3]

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References[change | change source]

↑ "Updates to the Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
↑ "Carbimazole (International database)". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 "Carbimazole: medicine for treating overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)". nhs.uk. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

[1] "Updates to the Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database". Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[:1-2] "Carbimazole (International database)". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 "Carbimazole: medicine for treating overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)". nhs.uk. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

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