Open AccessUse of methimazole and risk of acute pancreatitis: A case–control study in Taiwan
Author(s) -
ShihWei Lai,
ChengLi Lin,
KuanFu Liao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.178841
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , odds ratio , pancreatitis , methimazole , confidence interval , relative risk , confounding , hypertriglyceridemia , case control study , intensive care medicine , thyroid , triglyceride , cholesterol
Some cases of acute pancreatitis have been reported to be associated with use of methimazole. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between use of methimazole and risk of acute pancreatitis on the basis of a systematic analysis.