Antithyroid drugs used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism during breast feeding. An update and new perspectives

Spyros Karras, Themistoklis Tzotzas, Gerasimos E. Krassas

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Antithyroid drugs (ATD) are widely used by endocrinologists all over the world for the treatment of Graves’ disease (GD) in the general population and in lactating thyrotoxic mothers.1,2 Traditionally, these agents produce minor side effects (rash, fever, urticaria) in 5-10% of the treated patients …