title: [D-penicillamine--a retrospective view].
abstract: D-penicillamine was discovered in 1943. At the beginning of the 1960s it was introduced into the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Since then, its efficacy and adverse effects have become very well known. According to this experience, D-penicillamine, similarly to gold, is acknowledged as a disease-modifying drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Rheumaklinik II, Wiesbaden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miehlke
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D010396:Penicillamine
vernacular_title: D-Penicillamin--ein Rückblick.