Cuprimine

Alternate Name: Cuprimine

Description: Cuprimine is a chelating agent used to remove excess build-up of copper in the bloodstream that is caused by an inherited condition called Wilson's disease. There is not a Cuprimine generic drug currently available on the market. The average Cuprimine price is expensive, at an average of $32,064 for 120, 250 mg tablets. However, you can use our free LowerMyRx drug discount card to save significantly on Cuprimine prices at a participating pharmacy near you.

Dosage Form: Capsule

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antirheumatic, Heavy Metal Chelator, Renal-Urologic Agent

Generic Available: No

Strength: 250 MG

Warnings: Make sure your doctor knows if you have kidney disease or problems with your blood. Tell your doctor if you are allergic to penicillin. Call your doctor if you think you have become pregnant while using this medicine. If you have Wilson€™s disease, you and your doctor will need to decide if you should keep using this medicine during the pregnancy. For some women, it is important to keep using the medicine so the mother and baby stay healthy. If you have rheumatoid arthritis or cystinuria, you will need to stop using this medicine. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. You might also need to have other tests, such as x-rays. For Wilson€™s disease and cystinuria, you might need to use this medicine for one to three months before you notice any improvement. The symptoms of Wilson€™s disease might get worse when you first start using this medicine. If your symptoms get very bad or keep getting worse, tell your doctor. For rheumatoid arthritis, you might still sometimes have flare-ups of arthritis symptoms. If you notice new symptoms, or your symptoms come back or get worse, tell your doctor. Do not stop using this medicine without talking to your doctor first. If you need to start using it again, you are more likely to have an allergic reaction. Your skin might be more fragile while you are using this medicine, especially on your shoulders, elbows, knees, toes, or buttocks. Your skin might also heal more slowly than usual. Talk to your doctor before you have any kind of surgery, because your dose of this medicine might need to be changed. Skin rash, itching, redness (at any time during treatment, or after treatment stops). Trouble breathing, coughing up blood, unexplained cough or wheezing. Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness.

Food Warnings: Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using a gold compound medicine, such as auranofin, gold sodium thiomalate, Myochrysine®, Ridaura®., Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using phenylbutazone or medicine to treat malaria, such as mefloquine, quinine, quinidine, chloroquine, atovaquone/proguanil, Malarone®, Lariam®, Aralen®, Quinaglute®., Do not take iron supplements within 2 hours of the time that you take penicillamine., Do not take any other medicine at the same time you take penicillamine. Always allow at least 1 hour between the time you take penicillamine and the time you take other medicines., You should not use mineral supplements while you are using penicillamine., Do not stop using this medicine without talking to your doctor first. If you need to start using it again, you are more likely to have an allergic reaction., Your skin might be more fragile while you are using this medicine, especially on your shoulders, elbows, knees, toes, or buttocks. Your skin might also heal more slowly than usual. Talk to your doctor before you have any kind of surgery, because your dose of this medicine might need to be changed.