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Sodium aurothiomalate
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| Gold(I) 2-sulfidobutanedioate | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | ? |
| ATC code | M01 |
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| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C4H3AuNaO4S |
| Mol. mass | 344.097 g/mol |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | 0% |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
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| Legal status | |
| Routes | intramuscular injection |
Sodium aurothiomalate (gold sodium thiomalate) is an organogold compound with the chemical formula C4H3AuNaO4S and is used for its antirheumatic effects to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In the United Kingdom only this intramuscular injection drug (marketed as Myocrisin) and the orally taken Auranofin are used medically.
In popular culture
This compound appeared in the House, M.D. episode “Clueless,” wherein it was used by a patient’s wife to poison him.
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