Antithyroid Drug Side Effects in the Population and in Pregnancy

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Stine Linding AndersenPeter Laurberg

Abstract

Methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU) are both associated with birth defects and may also rarely be associated with agranulocytosis and liver failure. The frequency of these side effects when antithyroid drugs (ATDs) are used in the population in general or in pregnancy remains to be elucidated. All individuals registered as the parent of a live-born child in Denmark, 1973–2008, were identified (n = 2 299 952) and studied from 1995 through 2010 for the use of ATDs. Outcomes were agranulocytosis, liver failure, and birth defects in their offspring. To evaluate the frequency of these side effects associated with the use of ATDs in pregnancy, all live-born pregnancies (n = 830 680), 1996–2008, were identified in a subanalysis. In the population studied, 28 998 individuals redeemed prescriptions of ATDs (exposure in 2115 pregnancies), which was associated with 45 cases of agranulocytosis (one in pregnancy) and 10 cases of liver failure (one in pregnancy). This corresponded to 41 and 11 cases of agranulocytosis and liver failure per 5 million inhabitants during a 10-year period (agranulocytosis: 0.16% of ATDs exposed [MMI: 0.11% vs PTU: 0.27%, P = .02]; liver failure: 0.03% of ATDs exposed [MMI: 0.03% vs PTU: 0.05%, P = .4])....Continue Reading

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