Cuprimine WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cuprimine
Cuprimine is a brand name for the drug penicillamine. This drug is a chelating agent. It is used for managing Wilson's disease, severe rheumatoid arthritis that has not responded to other treatments, and cystinuria. For complete information, see the penicillamine WisdomCard.
Fast Facts:
- Take this medication by mouth without food on an empty stomach one to four times daily or as directed by doctor.1
- Side effects include nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and temporary hair loss.1
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember.1
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Company Information on Cuprimine
- Merck & Co., Inc.: Official Site
- Wikipedia: Merck & Co., Inc.
- The New York Times Business: Merck & Company
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 First DataBank (via WebMD): Cuprimine Oral Uses
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: CUPRIMINE®, What is Cuprimine?
- Last update: Jul. 23, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.