Allopurinol (redirected from Allopurinol sodium)

allopurinol /al·lo·pur·i·nol/ (al?o-pur´i-nol) an isomer of hypoxanthine, capable of inhibiting xanthine oxidase and thus of reducing serum and urinary levels of uric acid; used in prophylaxis and treatment of hyperuricemia and uric acid nephropathy and prophylaxis of renal calculus recurrence.

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al·lo·pu·ri·nol (l-pyr-nôl, -nl)

n.

A drug that inhibits the synthesis of uric acid and is used to treat gout and other hyperuricemic conditions.

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Allopurinol

A drug that corrects hyperuricemia by inhibiting urate production.

Mentioned in: Gout

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allopurinol (al´pyōō´rinol),

n brand names: Lopurin, Zyloprim;
drug class: antigout drug;
action: inhibits the enzyme xanthine oxidase, reducing uric acid synthesis;
uses: chronic gout, hyperuricemia associated with malignancies.

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allopurinol

a drug that inhibits uric acid production and reduces serum and urinary uric acid levels; used in the treatment of urate uroliths in dogs.