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Excretion of gold into human breast milk

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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.

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  1. Oslo Sanitetsforenings Rheumatism Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    M. Østensen

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Betanien Hospital, Skien, Oslo, Norway

    K. Skavdal

  3. Institute of Occupational Health, Central Hospital, Kristiansand, Oslo, Norway

    G. Myklebust

  4. Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

    Y. Tomassen & J. Aarbakke

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Østensen, M., Skavdal, K., Myklebust, G. et al. Excretion of gold into human breast milk. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 31, 251–252 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00606670

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