Carbimazole
Back to search| Scientific Name: | Carbimazole |
| Brand Name: | Not Available |
| Company Owner: | Not Available |
| Mechanism Of Action | Carbimazole is an aitithyroid agent that decreases the uptake and concentration of inorganic iodine by thyroid, it also reduces the formation of di-iodotyrosine and thyroxine. Once converted to its active form of methimazole, it prevents the thyroid peroxidase enzyme from coupling and iodinating the tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin, hence reducing the production of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4. |
| Description of the Drug: | Carbimazole is a drug used for the reduction of thyroid function. |
| Protein Data Bank: | Not Available |
Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00389
