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Endocrine Drugs

- - - - Norplant - Implant
      - Medoxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo Provera) - Injectable
      - Progestin (Ovrette) - Tablet
    - - Plan B
      - RU 486 (Mifepristone)
  - - - Tamoxifen
        
        Partial antagonist/agonist
      - Raloxifene
        
        a SERM
      - ICI 182, 780 (Faslodex)
        
        pure anti-estrogen
    - - GnRH agonists (Leuprolide)
      - Androgen Receptor Antagonist (Flutamide)
- - - - Propylthiouracil (PTU)
        
        safe for pregnant women
      - Methimazole (Tapazole)
        
        Longer acting, more potent
      - Adverse effects: Rash, Agranulocytosis, Rare Liver Failure
    - - Potassium Iodide U.S.P.
    - - Iodine (131 I) Sodium
        
        Taken up by gland, once in colloid beta radiation destroys parenchymal cells