Chemicals and Drugs

Gout Suppressants

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.

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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.

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  • Antigout Agents
  • Agents, Antigout
  • Suppressants, Gout
  • Antihyperuricemic
  • Antihyperuricemics

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  • Uricosuric Agents (1966-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gout Suppressants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006074. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006074
  2. Gout Suppressants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout_suppressants
  3. Gout Suppressants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17173047