Definition of "allopurinol" []

• A drug, C5H4N4O, used to treat gout because it inhibits the synthesis of uric acid. (noun)

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• "Patients can take drugs, particularly one called allopurinol, to reduce the level of uric acid and eventually eliminate symptoms of gout."
• "Despite afflicting an estimated two to six million Americans, the standard approach for treating gout over the last 40 years has been a drug called allopurinol, which inhibits an enzyme that produces uric acid."
• "He said metformin, unlike the recalled allopurinol, does not contain cornstarch, which could be the breeding ground for the fungus mucorales."