Propylthiouracil (PTU) or 6-``n``-propylthiouracil (PROP) is a thiouracil-derived drug used to treat hyperthyroidism (including Graves` disease) by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Its notable side effects include a risk of agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia. On 3 June 2009, the FDA published an alert ...
(from the article `hyperthyroidism`) ...drug, radioactive iodine, or surgery (thyroidectomy). There are three widely used antithyroid drugs—methimazole, carbimazole (which is rapidly ...
<drug> A drug that blocks the production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. ... Propylthiouracil is used to treat hyperthyroidism, to reduce the excessive thyroid activity before surgery and to treat and maintain patients not having surgery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(pro″pәl-thi″o-u´rә-sil) a thyroid inhibitor used to treat hyperthyroidism; administered orally.
(PTU) Type: Term Pronunciation: prō′pil-thī′ō-yū′ră-sil Definitions: 1. An antithyroid agent that inhibits the synthesis of thyroid hormones; used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism; a goitrogen.
A drug that is used for treatment of hyperthyroidism. The medication inhibits the production of thyroid hormones. Intrauterine exposure to the drug may cause hypothyroidism and goiter in the infant.
[n] - a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
noun a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
Medication used to treat thyroid disease.
Medication used to treat thyroid disease.
a white crystalline compound, CHNOS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.