cysteamine
noun
cys·te·amine
si-ˈstē-ə-mən 
: a cysteine derivative C2H7NS used especially to treat cystinuria
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With the smell under control, Shah and her team began studying cysteamine.
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That’s why patients on the standard treatment, a drug called cysteamine, still get sicker and die of their disease, Cherqui said.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
Found in its highest concentration in human milk, cysteamine is a newer ingredient in the market for treating hyperpigmentation when blended with niacinamide.
—Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2021
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Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
That’s why patients on the standard treatment, a drug called cysteamine, still get sicker and die of their disease, Cherqui said.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
Found in its highest concentration in human milk, cysteamine is a newer ingredient in the market for treating hyperpigmentation when blended with niacinamide.
—Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2021
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cysteamine
noun
cys·te·amine
sis-ˈtē-ə-mən
: a cysteine derivative used in the form of its bitartrate C2H7NS·C4H6O6 to treat cystinosis and especially formerly as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose
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