A 55-year-old female patient is beginning gold sodium thiomalate (Myochrysine)therapy for treatment of severe arthritis.What information should the nurse tell this patient about her therapy?

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This medication is given intramuscularly into a deep muscle mass.
Laboratory work will be monitored monthly,and patients should be told that therapeutic blood levels may not occur until after 3 to 4 months of therapy.

A 55-Year-Old Female Patient Is Beginning Gold Sodium Thiomalate (Myochrysine)therapy