There are two main categories of medications used to treat the thyroid, those that supplement thyroxine and those that inhibit thyroxine synthesis.
1. Supplemental thyroxine: Used in the treatment of hypothyroidism, commonly used drugs include levothyroxine sodium tablets, which are used in the replacement therapy of thyroid hormone deficiency.
2. Inhibition of thyroxine synthesis: anti-thyroid drugs are generally the treatment of hyperthyroidism, there are two main drugs, one is methimazole and the other is propylthiouracil, the mechanism of action of the two drugs is to inhibit the enzyme peroxidase of the thyroid, thus reducing the synthesis of thyroxine, and achieve the purpose of the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
If you suffer from thyroid disease, you must promptly identify the cause and actively treat it, and the medication must be implemented in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, pay attention to the occurrence of adverse reactions.