[The pharmacological therapy of Basedow's disease]

Abstract

Symptomatic and anti-thyroid drugs are discussed under the profile of the way of action, of the pharmacologic characters, of attack and maintenance doses and of unwanted effects. The time of treatment and the criteria (still not satisfactory) to decide the moment suitable to stop it are also considered. To the light of latest acquisitions some particular aspects of therapy about thyrotoxic storm, treatment during pregnancy, pharmacologic preparation to surgery, treatment of ophthalmopathy are discussed. To conclude, present medical therapy (or, alternatively, surgical and radioisotopic) allow satisfactorily to control the disease; it's possible, in the shown cases, to advise a prolonged pharmacologic treatment with antithyroid drugs.