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Organic Chemicals > Organometallic Compounds > Organogold Compounds > Gold Sodium Thiomalate
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Dicarboxylic Acids > Malates > Thiomalates > Gold Sodium Thiomalate
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Hydroxy Acids > Malates > Thiomalates > Gold Sodium Thiomalate
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfhydryl Compounds > Thiomalates > Gold Sodium Thiomalate
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfhydryl Compounds > Thiomalates > Gold Sodium Thiomalate

Preferred term

Gold Sodium Thiomalate  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aurothiomalate, Sodium
  • Gold Thiomalate, Sodium
  • Mercaptobutanedioic Acid Monogold(1+) Sodium Salt
  • Sodium Aurothiomalate
  • Sodium Gold Thiomalate
  • Sodium Thiomalatoaurate
  • Thiomalatoaurate, Sodium

Scope note

  • A variable mixture of the mono- and disodium salts of gold thiomalic acid used mainly for its anti-inflammatory action in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is most effective in active progressive rheumatoid arthritis and of little or no value in the presence of extensive deformities or in the treatment of other forms of arthritis.

History note

  • 92; was GOLD THIOMALATE 1973-91 (Prov 1973)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006052

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