Sodium aurothiomalate

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Description of Sodium aurothiomalate

Sodium aurothiomalate: An oral chrysotherapeutic agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Its exact mechanism of action is unknown, but it is believed to act via immunological mechanisms and alteration of lysosomal enzyme activity. Its efficacy is slightly less than that of injected gold salts, but it is better tolerated, and side effects which occur are potentially less serious.
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• Gold salts
• Auranofin
• Aurothioglucose

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• Gold as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent in stable asthma (Cochrane Review)
• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - GOLD COMPOUNDS
• Injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Auranofin versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)

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