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Dose of oral gold

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Initial dose:

  • 3mg twice daily
  • later 6mg as single dose if tolerated

After 3 months:

  • if no response, increase to 9mg daily (as 3mg 3 times a day) for a further 3 months

After 6-9 months:

  • discontinue if no response

ref: BNF

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