<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Neomercazole</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/</id><updated>2026-10-16T11:02:34.832Z</updated><link href="https://neomercazole.com/atom.xml" rel="self"/><author><name>Neomercazole</name></author><entry><title>Block and replace vs titration: two ways to take Neo-Mercazole</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/block-and-replace/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/block-and-replace/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Block and replace (carbimazole plus levothyroxine) and titration (carbimazole alone, adjusted) compared, with relapse rates, side effects, who each suits, and why block and replace is avoided in pregnancy.</summary></entry><entry><title>Blood tests on Neo-Mercazole: thyroid checks, blood counts and liver tests</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/blood-tests/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/blood-tests/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Which blood tests you need on carbimazole or methimazole and when, what TSH, free T4, T3 and TRAb results mean, and when a blood count is urgent.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole brand names worldwide, and other names for carbimazole and methimazole</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/brand-names/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/brand-names/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Neo-Mercazole by country (UK, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh), its generic name, other carbimazole brands, methimazole names such as Tapazole, Thyrozol and Mercazole, and common misspellings.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) vs methimazole: dose conversion and switching</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/carbimazole-vs-methimazole/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/carbimazole-vs-methimazole/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Carbimazole (Neo-Mercazole) and methimazole compared, with a dose conversion table, which countries use which, and what to do when you move abroad or your pharmacy only stocks the other one.</summary></entry><entry><title>Carbimazole for cats: Vidalta once-daily tablets</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/cats/carbimazole/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/cats/carbimazole/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Carbimazole for hyperthyroid cats as Vidalta 10 mg and 15 mg prolonged-release tablets, with label doses, the blood test schedule, side effects and how it differs from methimazole.</summary></entry><entry><title>Hyperthyroidism in cats: methimazole, carbimazole and other treatments</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/cats/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/cats/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>How hyperthyroidism shows up in older cats, how vets confirm it, and how methimazole, carbimazole (Vidalta), radioiodine, surgery and iodine-restricted food compare.</summary></entry><entry><title>Methimazole for cats: Felimazole, Felanorm, Thyronorm and ear gel</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/cats/methimazole/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/cats/methimazole/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Methimazole (thiamazole) for hyperthyroid cats, from Felimazole tablets and Thyronorm oral solution to transdermal ear gel, with label doses, blood test schedule and side effects.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole compared: methimazole, propylthiouracil, radioactive iodine and surgery</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/compare/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/compare/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>How Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) compares with methimazole (thiamazole) and propylthiouracil (PTU), and how antithyroid tablets compare with radioactive iodine and thyroid surgery.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole dosage: starting dose, maintenance and how to take it</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/dosage/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/dosage/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) doses for adults and children, titration versus block and replace, how long treatment lasts, missed doses, blood tests and switching from PTU or methimazole.</summary></entry><entry><title>Graves&apos; disease: causes, treatment, remission and relapse</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/graves-disease/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/graves-disease/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Graves&apos; disease is the commonest cause of an overactive thyroid. What triggers it, how it is diagnosed, how antithyroid tablets such as Neo-Mercazole, radioiodine and surgery compare, and what predicts remission.</summary></entry><entry><title>Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid): causes, symptoms, tests and treatment</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/hyperthyroidism/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/hyperthyroidism/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>What an overactive thyroid is, the main causes (Graves&apos; disease, toxic nodules, thyroiditis), symptoms, the blood tests that diagnose it, and how antithyroid tablets, radioiodine and surgery fit together.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole interactions: medicines, supplements, iodine and blood tests</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/interactions/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/interactions/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Medicines that interact with Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) and methimazole, including warfarin, digoxin, beta blockers, theophylline, prednisolone, erythromycin and clozapine, plus iodine, biotin, herbal remedies and alcohol.</summary></entry><entry><title>Methimazole (thiamazole): uses, doses, side effects and how it relates to Neo-Mercazole</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/methimazole/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/methimazole/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Methimazole, also called thiamazole, is the active form of carbimazole. What it treats, US label doses for 5 mg and 10 mg tablets, side effects, pregnancy, interactions and the old brand name Tapazole.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole): what it is, what it treats and how it works</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/neo-mercazole/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/neo-mercazole/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Neo-Mercazole is a brand of carbimazole, an antithyroid tablet for an overactive thyroid. Uses, generic and other names, how it works, dosing, side effects and alternatives.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole in pregnancy and breastfeeding: risks, switching to PTU and planning</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/pregnancy/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/pregnancy/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Is Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) safe in pregnancy? The birth defect risk, why doctors switch to PTU for the first trimester, contraception, what to do if you are already pregnant, and breastfeeding.</summary></entry><entry><title>Propylthiouracil (PTU): when it is used, doses and the liver warning</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/propylthiouracil/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/propylthiouracil/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Propylthiouracil (PTU) 50 mg tablets for an overactive thyroid. Why it is second choice after methimazole and carbimazole, why it is still used in early pregnancy, doses, liver and vasculitis warnings.</summary></entry><entry><title>Radioactive iodine for an overactive thyroid: what happens, precautions and stopping carbimazole</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/radioactive-iodine/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/radioactive-iodine/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Radioactive iodine (I-131) treatment for Graves&apos; disease and toxic nodules, when to stop Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole) before and after, safety precautions, pregnancy timing, eye disease and the long-term underactive thyroid.</summary></entry><entry><title>Neo-Mercazole side effects: common effects and warning signs</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/side-effects/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/side-effects/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Side effects of Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole), from nausea, rash and hair thinning to rare agranulocytosis, liver injury and pancreatitis, plus pregnancy risks and interactions.</summary></entry><entry><title>Carbimazole and methimazole: what the studies show</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/studies/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/studies/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Plain-English summaries of the key trials and large studies on carbimazole and methimazole, covering treatment length, dose, agranulocytosis, pregnancy, PTU and radioactive iodine.</summary></entry><entry><title>Subclinical hyperthyroidism: low TSH with normal T4, risks and when to treat</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/subclinical-hyperthyroidism/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/subclinical-hyperthyroidism/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Subclinical hyperthyroidism means a low TSH with normal free T4 and T3. What causes it, the heart and bone risks, when guidelines suggest treatment with carbimazole or radioiodine, and how often to recheck.</summary></entry><entry><title>Thyroid eye disease (Graves&apos; orbitopathy): symptoms, smoking and treatment</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/thyroid-eye-disease/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/thyroid-eye-disease/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Thyroid eye disease in Graves&apos; disease: symptoms, how common it is, why smoking matters so much, how treatment of the thyroid (carbimazole, radioiodine, surgery) affects the eyes, selenium, steroids, teprotumumab and surgery.</summary></entry><entry><title>Thyroid storm: emergency signs, triggers and hospital treatment</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/thyroid-storm/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/thyroid-storm/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening flare of an overactive thyroid. The warning signs that mean calling an ambulance, common triggers such as infection or stopping carbimazole, and how hospitals treat it.</summary></entry><entry><title>Thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy) for an overactive thyroid: when, risks and recovery</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/thyroidectomy/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/thyroidectomy/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>When thyroidectomy is advised for Graves&apos; disease or toxic nodules, preparing with Neo-Mercazole (carbimazole), the risks to voice and calcium, the scar, recovery and lifelong levothyroxine.</summary></entry><entry><title>Toxic nodular goitre and toxic adenoma: overactive thyroid nodules and their treatment</title><id>https://neomercazole.com/toxic-nodular-goitre/</id><link href="https://neomercazole.com/toxic-nodular-goitre/"/><updated>2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</updated><summary>Overactive (&quot;hot&quot;) thyroid nodules, in a toxic multinodular goitre or a single toxic adenoma. How they differ from Graves&apos; disease, why carbimazole controls but rarely cures them, and how radioiodine and surgery are used.</summary></entry></feed>