Penicillamine
penicillAMINE 250MG
¿Qué es Penicillamine?
La penicilamina es un agente quelante que se utiliza principalmente en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Wilson, la artritis reumatoide y ciertos tipos de cálculos renales. Funciona al unirse a minerales en exceso, como el cobre, y promover su excreción del cuerpo, así como al modular la respuesta inmune para reducir la inflamación en condiciones autoinmunes.Side Effects
- Skin rash, itching, redness (at any time during treatment, or after treatment stops).
- Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
- Bloody or cloudy urine.
Warnings
- Make sure your doctor knows if you have kidney disease or problems with your blood. Tell your doctor if you are allergic to penicillin.
- Call your doctor if you think you have become pregnant while using this medicine. If you have Wilson€™s disease, you and your doctor will need to decide if you should keep using this medicine during the pregnancy. For some women, it is important to keep using the medicine so the mother and baby stay healthy. If you have rheumatoid arthritis or cystinuria, you will need to stop using this medicine.
- Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. You might also need to have other tests, such as x-rays.
- For Wilson€™s disease and cystinuria, you might need to use this medicine for one to three months before you notice any improvement. The symptoms of Wilson€™s disease might get worse when you first start using this medicine. If your symptoms get very bad or keep getting worse, tell your doctor.
- For rheumatoid arthritis, you might still sometimes have flare-ups of arthritis symptoms. If you notice new symptoms, or your symptoms come back or get worse, tell your doctor.
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penicillAMINE 250MG
¿Qué es Penicillamine ?
La penicilamina es un agente quelante que se utiliza principalmente en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Wilson, la artritis reumatoide y ciertos tipos de cálculos renales. Funciona al unirse a minerales en exceso, como el cobre, y promover su excreción del cuerpo, así como al modular la respuesta inmune para reducir la inflamación en condiciones autoinmunes.
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