Actarit
Actarit is reported to be a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. It has been given in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a usual oral dose of 100 mg three times daily.
Adverse effects
A
photosensitivity reaction developed
in a 52-year-old woman one month
after starting actarit and
doxycycline. Photopatch tests for
both drugs were only positive for
the patches containing actarit.
1. Kawada A, et al. Photosensitivity
due to actarit. Contact Dermatitis
1997; 36: 17 5-6.
2. Nakamura et
al. Clinical effects of actarit in
rheumatoid arthritis: improvement of
early disease activity mediated by
reduction of serum concentrations of
nitric oxide.
Single-ingredient
Preparations. China: An Ji Xin't;
Kai Mai Si; Jpn: Mover; Orcl.