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“The iodide accumulation and/or the derangement in thyroid function associated with chronic renal failure may predispose uraemic patients to this serious side effect of amiodarone.”
“The massive increase in available inorganic iodide during amiodarone treatment is probably responsible for the induction of both the hypothyroidism and the thyrotoxicosis that can occur in patients receiving the drug.”
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics • 2001 | View Paper
“In contrast to membranes, treatment of cells with amiodarone caused persistent inhibition of TSH-stimulated cAMP formation and iodide organification even 24-48 h after removal of the drug.”