Medicines and thyroid gland

Czech version

Authors: M. Tajtáková
Authors‘ workplace: I. interná klinika Lekárskej fakulty UPJŠ a UN Košice, Slovenská republika, prednostka prof. MUDr. Ivica Lazúrová, CSc.
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2012; 58(2): 140-144
Category: Reviews

Overview

From their primary pharmacological effect, many drugs may also affect the thyroid gland function or the results of thyroid function tests. In addition to the drugs with a known effect on thyroid gland, including thionamides, thyroid hormones, recombinant TSH, iodine, iodide, amiodarone, lithium and heparin, novel compounds, including tyrosin-kinase inhibitors, immunomodulators and cytokines also have adverse effects on the thyroid gland. Novel drugs are then associated with new types of adverse thyroid effects.

Key words:
drugs – thyroid gland dysfunction – tyrosine kinase inhibitors – immunomodulators – cytokines

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