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Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1950

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Methimazole (also known as Tapazole or Thiamazole or MMI) is an antithyroid drug. Methimazole binds to thyroid peroxidase and thereby inhibits the conversion of iodide to iodine. Thyroid peroxidase normally converts iodide to iodine (via hydrogen per...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Propylthiouracil is thyroid peroxidase inhibitor used to treat hyperthyroidism, which includes hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease and toxic multinodular goiter. Propylthiouracil is used to ameliorate symptoms of hyperthyroidism in preparation f...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1894

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Resorcinol is a benzenediol. Resorcinol is commonly used in hair dyes and acne medication. Resorcinol works by breaking down rough, scaly, or hardened skin. Resorcinol also disinfects the skin to help fight infection. Resorcinol topical (for the skin...
Status:
US Approved Allergenic Extract (1994)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) can be a human carcinogen. It causes allergic contact dermatitis. For external animal use only: for Dogs, Cats and Horses it’s used to afford relief to certain common skin problems sometimes referred to as summer eczema,...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1946

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Thiouracil or 2-thiouracil was introduced in 1943 as the first thionamide anti-thyroid drug. Owing to a high frequency of adverse reactions, especially agranulocytosis, use of thiouracil was abandoned in favor of other, less toxic drugs. Thiouracil i...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Diiodotyrosine (DIT) is a regulatory ligand for thyroid peroxidase, enzyme, which is involved in the production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), the thyroid hormones. Diiodotyrosine was proposed to be a new marker of leukocyte phagocytic ...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Carbimazole is a prodrug for methimazole used to treat hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis during pregnancy and breast breastfeeding. Carbimazole is rapidly metabolized to methimazole, which is responsible for the antithyroid activity. Carbimazole is ...
Status:
US Approved Allergenic Extract (1994)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) can be a human carcinogen. It causes allergic contact dermatitis. For external animal use only: for Dogs, Cats and Horses it’s used to afford relief to certain common skin problems sometimes referred to as summer eczema,...
Status:
US Approved Allergenic Extract (1994)
First approved in 1960

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) can be a human carcinogen. It causes allergic contact dermatitis. For external animal use only: for Dogs, Cats and Horses it’s used to afford relief to certain common skin problems sometimes referred to as summer eczema,...