Auranofin is a gold complex classified by the World Health Organization as an antirheumatic agent. It has the brand name Ridaura. ==Use== Auranofin is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It improves arthritis symptoms including painful or tender and swollen joints and morning stiffness. ==Research== ===HIV infection=== Auranofin is under investiga...
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<chemical> (1-thio-beta-d-glucopyranose-2,3,4,6-tetraacetato-s)(triethylphosphine)gold. 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...
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(aw-ran´ә-fin) a gold-containing compound that is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug used to treat active rheumatoid arthritis, usually that not adequately controlled by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or nondrug therapy such as physical therapy; administered orally.
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a gold-containing compound, CHAuOPS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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