Comparison of two maintenance schedules of chrysotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary report.
Comparison of maintenance injections of sodium aurothiomalate given at two-week or four-week intervals revealed no significant clinical or radiological differences over a six-month period. Higher serum gold levels were achieved with the more frequent injections and these were associated with a more pronounced fall of ESR during maintenance therapy. Whether this has any special implications for the subsequent progress of patients treated by the two regimes remains to be determined.
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000097:blood; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006454:Hemoglobins; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate; D006046:Gold