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4 unusual facts about Gallium maltolate


Gallium maltolate

Christopher Chitambar and his associates at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found that gallium maltolate is active against several lymphoma cell lines, including those resistant to gallium nitrate.

Oral gallium maltolate is also being investigated as a treatment for Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia, a common and often fatal disease of newborn horses.

Postherpetic neuralgia

Gallium maltolate in a cream or ointment base has been reported to relieve refractory postherpetic neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia

Gallium maltolate in a cream or ointment base has been reported to relieve refractory postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia.



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