Drug Summary

  Drug name:  thiamazole
  Chemical name:  Methimazole
  Formula:  C₄H₆N₂S
  Weight:   114.169
  CAS no:  60-56-0
  DrugBank link:  DB00763
  Description:  A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin. This is done by interfering with the oxidation of iodide ion and iodotyrosyl groups through inhibition of the peroxidase enzyme. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of hyperthyroidism, goiter, Graves disease and psoriasis.