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Podcast: Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Episode: Propylthiouracil Pharmacology Podcast
Description: In this podcast episode, I cover propylthiouracil pharmacology, adverse effect, drug interaction, and much more!
Propylthiouracil carries a boxed warning for hepatotoxicity which is a significant downside compared to the other agent in its class (methimazole).
What about dosing? I discuss why this medication has to be dosed multiple times per day.
Drug interactions aren’t incredibly common with propylthiouracil but it can affect warfarin differently than most drug interactions. I discuss it further in this episode.
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