aurothioglucose

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aurothioglucose [‚ȯr·ō‚thī·ə′glü‚kōs]

(pharmacology)

C₆H₁₁AuO₅S A compound of gold with thioglucose, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and nondisseminated lupus erythematosus; administered in oil suspension.

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Chrysotherapy has been used since 1927, when it was first recognized by Lande[47] that the use of aurothioglucose in patients with bacterial endocarditis and other conditions resulted in relief of joint pain.

Rheumatoid arthritis: status of drug therapies by Williams, H. James / Physical Therapy

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