Interakce s léky ap.

Treatment of hypertension

• In the early 20th century
• no longer used because of associated toxicity [4]

Inhibitor of the thyroid sodium-iodide symporter

• Potent
• Competitive
• Iodine is an essential component of thyroxine
• Thiocyanates will decrease iodide transport into the thyroid follicular cell
• Decrease the amount of thyroxine produced by the thyroid
• Best avoided by Iodide deficient hypothyroid patients [4]

Spektrum účinnosti

• Effective in killing a range of aerobic + certain anaerobic microorganisms
• Effect of lactoperoxidase-thiocyanate-hydrogen peroxide mixtures on bacteria depends on experimental conditions [6]