Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pharmaceutical compound: Penicillamine is a medication used as a chelating agent to bind and remove certain heavy metals from the body and as a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) to treat inflammatory arthritis.

Usage

• Penicillamine is prescribed by a doctor and taken orally, typically in capsule or tablet form.
• It is used under medical supervision due to its potential side effects and the need for regular monitoring of blood and urine.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed penicillamine to reduce the copper accumulation in the patient's liver.
  • Treatment with penicillamine requires regular blood tests.
  • Penicillamine can be effective for some patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Advanced Usage

• "Penicillamine therapy": Refers to the course of treatment using this drug.
  • Penicillamine therapy was initiated to manage her Wilson's disease.

Variants and Related Words

• D-penicillamine: The specific, medically used form of the compound.
• Cuprimine: A former common trade name for penicillamine.

Synonyms

• Chelating agent (in the context of metal poisoning): A substance that binds to metals.
• DMARD (Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug) (in the context of arthritis): A drug that can slow the progression of rheumatic disease.

Noun

1. a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis