A patient who is taking propylthiouracil (PTU) for hyperthyroidism wants to know how this medicine works. Which explanation by the nurse is accurate?
A) It promotes the formation of thyroid hormone.
B) It slows down the formation of thyroid hormone.
C) It destroys overactive cells in the thyroid gland.
D) It inactivates already existing thyroid hormone in the bloodstream.
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