drug used in the treatment of gout, a disease that is characterized by severe inflammation in one or more of the joints of the extremities. ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/50
A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments. Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=A
(al″o-pūr´ĭ-nol) a drug that inhibits uric acid production and reduces the amount of it in the serum and urine; used for treatment of hyperuricemia of gout and prevention and treatment of hyperuricemia secondary to blood dyscrasias or cancer chemotherapy and of uric acid nephropathy, as well as for prevention ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: al′ō-pū′ri-nol Definitions: 1. Inhibitor of xanthine oxidase to inhibit uric acid formation; used in the treatment of gout and to retard the rapid metabolic degradation of 6-mercaptopurine. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=2383
Zyloprimnoun a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974