Filter by: patients
Home > Community Treatment Reports and Side Effects > Propylthiouracil Treatment Report
What is Propylthiouracil?

Propylthiouracil is an antithyroid agent, a thioamide. It is used as a palliative treatment of hyperthyroidism as an adjunct to ameliorate hyperthyroidism in preparation for surgical treatment or radioactive iodine therapy and for the management of thyrotoxic crisis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hyperthyroidism 3 0
Graves Disease 3 0
Hyperthyroidism (Overactive thyroid) 3 1 Efficacy_major

See all 5 patients currently taking Propylthiouracil

Mouse over the table for more information

Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Propylthiouracil

Rash or skin problems 1
Increased Hunger 1

Reported Dosages

  6 tab(s) daily 50 tab(s) daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 450 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Propylthiouracil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Propylthiouracil

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Propylthiouracil

A bar graph

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Propylthiouracil

A bar graph

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Propylthiouracil

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Propylthiouracil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Propylthiouracil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on May 28, 2012.