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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)
Gout Suppressants Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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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