Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards
Penicillamine
A chelating agent derived from penicillin, introduced in 1956 by English physician John Walshe for Wilson's disease; it is also used in cystinuria and severe rheumatoid arthritis. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards and other impurities.
Did you know?Walshe found it in the urine of people who had taken penicillin, himself included, and discovered that it helped remove copper; although it comes from an antibiotic, it has no antibiotic activity.
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EDQM standards 2
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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