Pharmacologic Substance
gout suppressants
Subclass of:
Antirheumatic Agents
Definitions related to gout suppressants:
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(gout drug) Agents used in prevention or treatment of gout; they may increase uric acid excretion, decrease uric acid production, or alleviate the pain and inflammation of acute attacks of gout.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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