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Medicines mercaptamine bitartrateQuestion & answer

mercaptamine bitartrate · Medicine question

Are mercaptamine and cysteamine the same active treatment?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

The answer

Answer

Yes. Mercaptamine is another name for cysteamine; the selected capsules contain it as mercaptamine bitartrate.

Sources for this answer

Cystagon 50 mg hard capsulesemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 10
PROCYSBI 25 mg & 75 mg gastro-resistant hard capsulesemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 11

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