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Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Category - Podiatry Part I

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Which of the following drugs is useful in treatment of gout with recurrent renal urate stones because it decreases the excretion of uric acid?

Allopurinol
Aspirin
Colchicine
Indomethacin

Explanation

Answer − A − The drug that is useful in treatment of gout with recurrent renal urate stones because it decreases the excretion of uric acid is allopurinol. Allopurinol and its metabolite alloxanthine inhibit xanthine oxidase, thus preventing conversion of xanthine and hypoxanthine to uric acid.

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