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Medicine for treating thyroid gland
There are two kinds of drugs for treating thyroid.

First of all, it is a drug for treating hypothyroidism. This medicine supplements the deficiency of thyroid hormone in the body. The representative drug is Eupatorium adenophorum, that is, levothyroxine sodium tablets, which are mainly suitable for the replacement treatment of thyroid hormone deficiency.

The second is drugs for treating hyperthyroidism, and the representative drugs are thiourea and imidazole. Thiourea includes propylthiouracil and methylthiouracil; Imidazoles, including methimazole and carbimidazole, are widely used in China.

Three. Iodine, a small dose of iodine as a source of iodine to synthesize thyroid hormone, can treat endemic goiter. High-dose iodine has antithyroid effect, especially for patients with hyperthyroidism, but it can't be used as routine antithyroid treatment for a short time.