Causes of Drug Associated Thyrotoxicosis
| Drug | Mechanism | Timing | Therapy |
| Amiodarone | Iodine (AIT 1) | months to years | Supportive, ATDs, Perchlorate, Surgery |
| Amiodarone | Thyroiditis (AIT 2) | Often > 1 year | Supportive care, Surgery, Prednisone |
| Lithium | Thyroiditis | Often > 1 year | ATDs, Supportive |
| Interferon-α | Thyroiditis or Graves’ | Months | Supportive, ATDs, and /or 131-I (Graves’ only) |
| Interleukin-2 | Thyroiditis or Graves’ | Months | Supportive, ATDs, and /or 131-I (Graves’ only) |
| Contrast (I) | Thyroid autonomy | Weeks to months | ATDs |
| 131-I Ablation | Destructive thyroiditis | 1-4 weeks | Supportive, prednisone |
| 131-I Rx of TMNG | Graves’ disease | 3-6 months | 131-I, surgery, ATDs |
| ATD= Anti thyroid drugs, TMNG= Toxic Multinodular Goiter | |||
From: Subacute Thyroiditis
This electronic version has been made freely available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license. A copy of the license can be viewed at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/.
NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.