Saturday 31 March 2018


Penicillamine is a DMARD which can is used in Rheumatoid arthritis, Juvenile chronic arthritis and as a copper binder in Wilson’s hepatolenticular degeneration. It is also used in PBC, chronic active hepatitis and cystinuria. It can cause aplastic anaemia and thrombocytopenia, proteinuria and loss of taste.

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