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- Inhibits microtubule formation by binding to tubuline; inhibition of microtubule assembly interrupts cellular motility for neutrolphil-mediated inflammatory reaction
- acute gout and prevention of recurrent gout attacks
- Myelosuppression, neuromyopathy
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- Inhibition of xanthine oxidase, the enzyme that converts hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid; decreased uric acid levels lead to less urate crystal formation
- chronic gout, prevention of recurrent gout, cancer-related hyperuricemia, Ca2+ and uric acid renal calculus
- Do not use with aspirin
- increase levels of 6-MP |
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- Non-purine small-molecule inhibitor of xanthine oxidase
- Prevention of recurrent gout attacks
- Check liver enzymes
- when starting it you gotta give a suppressive gout med to reduce risk of flares for first few months |
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Sulfinpyrazone + Probenecid |
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Definition
- inhibit renal tubule basolateral anion exchanger, leading to increased excretion of uric acid
- increase levels of penicilllin
- chronic gout and prevention of gout
- could give you uric acid kidney stones |
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- Is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist with modest uricosuric effect
- Hypertension and prevention of recurrent gout attacks
- don't take this if you're preggers |
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Term
Rasburicase + Pegloticase |
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Definition
- Is a recombinant form of Aspergillus uricase that converts sparingly soluble urate to the more soluble allantoin
- Tumor lysis synd.
- Treatment of gout that is unresponsive to standard therapies
- contraindicated if a Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is present |
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