Efficacy and safety of transdermal methimazole in the treatment of cats with hyperthyroidism

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 651-655

  Sartor, Laura Lee ^a   Trepanier, Lauren A ^a   Kroll, Mandy M ^b   Rodan, Ilona ^b   Challoner, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Cat Care Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Custom compounding; Feline; PLO; Pluronic lecithin organogel; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLOXAMER; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; LIVER TOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; GELS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; METHIMAZOLE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PINNA;

EID: 6444239503     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<651:EASOTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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