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2. Gold-containing drugs - Wikipedia

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   The use of injected gold compound is indicated for rheumatoid arthritis. [4] Its uses have diminished with the advent of newer compounds such as methotrexate and because of numerous side effects. [4] The efficacy of orally administered gold is more limited than injecting the gold compounds. [5]

3. Sodium aurothiomalate - Wikipedia

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   Sodium aurothiomalate (INN, known in the United States as gold sodium thiomalate) is a gold compound that is used for its immunosuppressive anti-rheumatic effects. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Along with an orally-administered gold salt, auranofin , it is one of only two gold compounds currently employed in modern medicine.

4. Auranofin - Wikipedia

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   Auranofin is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.It improves arthritis symptoms including painful or tender and swollen joints and morning stiffness. [5] Auranofin is a safer treatment compared to the more common injectable gold thiolates (gold sodium thiomalate and gold thioglucose), but meta-analysis of 66 clinical trials concluded that it is somewhat less effective.

5. Aurothioglucose - Wikipedia

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   In 1935, gold drugs were reported to be effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. [1] Although many patients reacted positively to the drug, gold thioglucose was not uniformly effective. Only one gold drug remains in active clinical use for this purpose in the United States: auranofin although sodium aurothiomalate (gold sodium ...

6. Arthritis drug could prevent condition in those deemed at ...

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   Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition that causes painful swelling and stiffness in the joints. It is estimated that 450,000 adults in the UK have been diagnosed with the disease.

7. Aurotioprol - Wikipedia

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8. Antiarthritics - Wikipedia

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   Conventional DMARDs are known to be the first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. [9] Treatment can be a monotherapy or in combination with other anti-arthritic medications. Common DMARDs include oral methotrexate, leflunomide, or sulfasalazine. Conventional DMARDs have a slow onset of action and can take 2–3 months to exhibit effect. [9]

9. Metals in medicine - Wikipedia

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   Gold: Gold salt complexes have been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (Figure 3). The gold salts are believed to interact with albumin and eventually be taken up by immune cells, triggering anti-mitochondrial effects and eventually cell apoptosis. This is an indirect treatment of arthritis, mitigating the immune response.