General description
Penicillamine is a metal binding chelating agent used in the treatment of Wilson's disease and heavy metal poisoning. It is also used as an anti-rheumatic agent in severe rheumatoid arthritis.
INN
Penicillamine
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1979
(TRS
641)
for
Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified
Added in 1997
(TRS
882)
for
Rheumatoid arthritis, serology unspecified
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antidotes and other substances used in poisonings > Specific
- Oral > Solid: 250 mg
Section
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- Oral > Solid: 250 mg
Indications