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Gout Suppressants
Medical Definition: | Agents that increase uric acid excretion by the kidney (URICOSURIC AGENTS), decrease uric acid production (antihyperuricemics), or alleviate the pain and inflammation of acute attacks of gout. |
Guide Notes: | GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also GOUT /drug ther |
Also Called: | Antihyperuricemics |
Previously Indexed: | Uricosuric Agents (1966-1974) |
Uricosuric Agents - Gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma. |
Gout Suppressants Medical Definitions and Terms
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