PTU 50mg Tablet 100'S

taking PTU 50MG TABLET are nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, taste disturbance, headache, hearing impairment, mild skin rashes, itching or reddening of the skin, hair loss, and pain or stiffness of your muscles or joints. Consult your doctor if any of the side effects worsen. USES OF PTU 50MG TABLET To manage an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) HOW PTU 50MG TABLET WORKSPTU 50MG TABLET contains propylthiouracil, which works by reducing the production of a hormone called thyroxine by the thyroid gland (a gland located in the throat that produces thyroid hormone and helps to regulate growth and metabolism). DIRECTIONS FOR USETake PTU 50MG TABLET, with or without food, or as advised by your physician. Swallow the medicine with a glass of water. Do not crush or chew the medicine. Your doctor will decide the correct dose and duration of therapy for you depending on your age, body weight, and disease condition. Do not stop taking PTU 50MG TABLET without informing your doctor. SIDE EFFECTS OF PTU 50MG TABLETCOMMON nausea, vomiting, stomach upset taste disturbance headache hearing impairment mild skin rashes, itching, or reddening of the skin hair loss pain or stiffness in your muscles or joints RAREStop taking PTU 50MG TABLET and consult your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following side effects: symptoms of liver disease, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice (yellow discoloration of the skin or eyes), dark urine, pale stools, bleeding easily, itching or chills, loss of appetite, itching, pain on the right side of the stomach, and a brain disease that may affect your ability to think symptoms of an allergic reaction may include difficulty breathing, coughing, swelling of your lymph glands, arthritis (painful joints), pain in the lower back or other symptoms of kidney problems, inflammation of your blood vessels of the skin, and a rash across the bridge of your nose and across your cheeks symptoms of a serious problem affecting the blood, such as a sore throat, fever, mouth ulcers, unusual bleeding or unexplained bruising, unusual tiredness or weakness, and feeling generally unwell