fumaric acid esters

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fumaric acid esters (fy

·marˑ·ik aˑ·sid esˑ·terz),

n.pl Scientific names:
monoethyl fumarate, dimethyl fumarate; uses: psoriasis; precautions: can cause nephrotoxicity; partially reversible acute renal failure, osteomalacia, gastrointestinal dis-turbances, flushing, skin reactions, reversible elevated levels of transaminases, eosinophilia, and reversible lymphopenia. Also called
FAE.

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No references found			Fumarate therapy, consisting of a mixture of fumaric acid esters, referred to as BG00012, produced by Fumapharm AG, has been used in Europe as a treatment for psoriasis for decades. Is an oral disease-modifying drug on the horizon? by Richert, John / Inside MS Fumapharm AG, founded in Switzerland in 1983, develops therapeutics derived from fumaric acid esters for patients with high unmet medical need. Biogen Idec to Acquire Fumapharm AG; Consolidates Ownership of Oral ... by Business Wire			full-lung tomography full-risk HMO full-service laboratory full-sib full-thickness flap full-thickness graft full-width half maximum fuller's earth fullered fullering fulminant fulminant hepatic failure fulminant hepatitis fulminate fulminating Fulminating colitis fulvestrant Fulvicin fulvine fumagillin fumarase fumarate Fumaria indica Fumaria officinalis fumaric acid fumaric acid esters fumarin fumatory fume fumes fumigant fumigate fumigation fuming fumitory fumitoxin fumitremorgen fumonisin functio functio laesa function functional functional adequacy functional age functional analysis functional anatomy functional antagonism functional assessment functional blindness functional bowel syndrome functional complaints			Fumage FUMAGES FUMAGES Fumagillin Fumagillin Fuman fumarase fumarase fumarate fumarate Fumarate Hydratase Fumarate Nitrate Reductase Regulation Fumarate Vinyl Acetate Fumarates Fumarates Fumaria Fumaria Fumaria Fumaria claviculata Fumaria fungosa Fumaria indica Fumaria officinalis Fumaria officinalis Fumaria sempervirens Fumariaceae Fumariaceae Fumaric fumaric acid fumaric acid fumaric acid fumaric acid esters fumarin Fumarine Fumarioideae Fumarioideae fumarole fumarole Fumarole field Fumarole field Fumaroles Fumaroles fumarolic fumarolic fumatoria fumatories fumatories fumatorium fumatoriums fumatory fumatory fumble fumble fumble fumble fumble about fumble about fumble around fumble around Fumble Finger Syndrome fumble for fumble recovery

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