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Treatment of Thyroid, over-active

Thyrotoxicosis is treated with antithyroid drugs, such as carbimazole and propylthiouracil, that reduce the production of thyroid hormones.

In older people gland activity can be reduced by using a single dose of radioactive iodine.

While treatment is taking effect, many of the symptoms can be relieved by the use of beta-blocker drugs (beta-adrenergic blocking agents)

Surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland (known as a thyroidectomy) will permanently cure hyperthyroidism. The goal of the surgery is to remove just enough of the gland so that thyroid production is back to normal, however if too much is taken, than the individual can become hypothyroid.

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