[Study] Antithyroid preparation

Methimazole (also known as Tapazole or Thiamazole or MMI) is an antithyroid drug,^[2] and part of the thioamide group.

[hide] v   t   e Thyroid therapy (H03) Thyroid hormones Levothyroxine#   Liothyronine   Liotrix   Tiratricol   Thyroid gland preparations Antithyroid preparations Thyroid peroxidase inhibitors (thioamide) Thiouracils: Propylthiouracil#   Methylthiouracil   Benzylthiouracil Sulfur-containing imidazole derivatives: Carbimazole   Methimazole Block conversion of T4 to T3 Propylthiouracil#   Ipodate Sodium-iodide symporter inhibitor Perchlorate (Potassium perchlorate)   Pertechnetate (Sodium pertechnetate) Other Diiodotyrosine   Dibromotyrosine #WHO-EM   ‡Withdrawn from market   Clinical trials:  †Phase III   §Never to phase III M: END anat/phys/devp/horm noco (d)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon proc, drug (A10/H1/H2/H3/H5)

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methimazole