Excretion of gold into human breast milk

M Ostensen; K Skavdal; G Myklebust; Y Tomassen; J Aarbakke

doi:10.1007/BF00606670

Excretion of gold into human breast milk

Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1986;31(2):251-2. doi: 10.1007/BF00606670.

Authors

M Ostensen, K Skavdal, G Myklebust, Y Tomassen, J Aarbakke

PMID: 3100315
DOI: 10.1007/BF00606670

Abstract

After the administration of 70 mg and 50 mg aurothiomalate, respectively, to 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, significant amounts of gold appeared in breast milk.

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy
Female
Gold Sodium Thiomalate / metabolism*
Gold Sodium Thiomalate / therapeutic use
Humans
Kinetics
Milk, Human / metabolism*

Substances

Gold Sodium Thiomalate