Sodium aurothiomalate

Sodium aurothiomalate
Clinical data
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Routes of administration	intramuscular injection
ATC code	M01CB02 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	UK: POM (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	0%
Identifiers
IUPAC name Gold(I) 2-sulfidobutanedioate
PubChem CID	4479093
E number	{{#property:P628}}
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Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₄H₃AuNaO₄S
Molar mass	344.097 g/mol

Sodium aurothiomalate (gold sodium thiomalate) is an organogold compound used for its antirheumatic effects to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In the United Kingdom only this intramuscular injection drug and the orally taken Auranofin are used medically.

In popular culture

This compound appeared in the House, M.D. episode “Clueless,” wherein it was used by a patient’s wife to poison him.

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Pyrazolones / Pyrazolidines	Aminophenazone Ampyrone Azapropazone Clofezone Difenamizole Famprofazone Feprazone Kebuzone Metamizole Mofebutazone Morazone Nifenazone Oxyphenbutazone Phenazone Phenylbutazone Propyphenazone Sulfinpyrazone Suxibuzone^‡
Salicylates	Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)^# Aloxiprin Benorylate Carbasalate calcium Diflunisal Dipyrocetyl Ethenzamide Guacetisal Magnesium salicylate Methyl salicylate Salsalate Salicin Salicylamide Salicylic acid (salicylate) Sodium salicylate
Acetic acid derivatives and related substances	Aceclofenac Acemetacin Alclofenac Amfenac Bendazac Bromfenac Bumadizone Bufexamac Diclofenac Difenpiramide Etodolac Felbinac Fenclozic acid Fentiazac Indometacin Indometacin farnesil Isoxepac Ketorolac Lonazolac Oxametacin Prodolic acid Proglumetacin Sulindac Tiopinac Tolmetin Zomepirac^†
Oxicams	Ampiroxicam Droxicam Isoxicam Lornoxicam Meloxicam Piroxicam Tenoxicam
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N-Arylanthranilic acids (fenamates)	Azapropazone Clonixin Etofenamate Flufenamic acid Flunixin Meclofenamic acid Mefenamic acid Morniflumate Niflumic acid Tolfenamic acid Flutiazin
Coxibs	Apricoxib Celecoxib Cimicoxib^‡ Deracoxib^‡ Etoricoxib Firocoxib^‡ Lumiracoxib^† Mavacoxib^‡ Parecoxib Robenacoxib^‡ Rofecoxib^† Valdecoxib^†
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Sodium aurothiomalate

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