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ea0094p292 | Thyroid | SFEBES2023

Carbimazole patient information leaflet improves rate of educating patients on agranulocytosis

Jones Rhys , Bhagi Ridhi , Cozma Lawrence , Roy Chowdhury Sharmistha

Background: Carbimazole is a commonly used and effective treatment for hyperthyroidism. Although on the World Health Organisation’s list of essential medicines, it comes with the potentially significant side effect of agranulocytosis. We set out a Quality Improvement Project to improve communication with patients to ensure their understanding through creating a patient information leaflet.Methods: 30 patients receiv...