Pharmacologic Substance
aurothioglucose
Effect:
Decreased Prostaglandin Production
May Treat:
Arthritis, Juvenile;
Arthritis, Psoriatic;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Pemphigus
Definitions related to aurothioglucose:
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A thioglucose derivative used as an antirheumatic and experimentally to produce obesity in animals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(gold thioglucose) Monovalent gold salt sometimes used in treatment of early active rheumatoid arthritis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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