Purinethol

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a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

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mercaptopurine

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These drugs, 6-mercaptopurine (Purinethol), azathioprine (Imuran) and methotrexate (Folex PFS, Rheumatrex), suppress the immune system and enable you to be weaned off corticosteroids.

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In the UK, they include two British-based sections of Glaxo Wellcome: Glaxo Smithkline Walls House paying US$834,390 in kickbacks to secure US$9.1 million business selling 'drugs, medicine, purinethol'; and Glaxo Wellcome Export Ltd, (also of France), paying US$257,596 for US$2.8 million's worth of medicines contracts.

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The product is a generic version of Purinethol, which is used as a treatment for leukemia.

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Azathioprine (Imuran) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP, marketed as Purinethol), which are metabolically identical, are the most widely used immunosuppressives for children.

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