Gout is a disease that occurs by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) in body tissues, especially around joints [A175942]. This disease has been well-documented in historical medical records and appears in the biographies of several prominent, historically recognized individuals [A175942]. Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase enzyme inhibitor that is considered to be one of the most effective drugs used to decrease urate levels and is frequently used in the treatment of chronic gout [A36705]. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1966 [L5674] and is now formulated by several manufacturers [L5677].
Synonyms
4-Hydroxy-3,4-pyrazolopyrimidine
Alopurinol
4H-Pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-one
Allopurinol sodium
1H-Pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-ol
4-HPP
4-Hydroxypyrazolopyrimidine
Allopurinol
4-Hydroxypyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine
Allopurinolum
4'-Hydroxypyrazolol(3,4-d)pyrimidine
1,5-Dihydro-4H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine-4-one
1,5-Dihydro-4H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-one
4-Hydroxy-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine
4-Hydroxypyrazolyl(3,4-d)pyrimidine
Brand Names
Novo-purol Tab 200 mg
Ipg-allopurinol
Ntp-allopurinol
Zyloprim 200
Allopurinol-200
Novo-purol Tab 100mg
Allopurinol
Zyloprim 100
Jamp-allopurinol
Allopurinol-300
Ag-allopurinol
Riva-purinol 200mg Tablets
Riva-purinol 300mg Tablets
Allopurinol Tablets 200mg
Allopurinol Tablets 300mg
Allopurinol sodium
Novo-purol Tab 300mg
Apo-allopurinol
Purinol Tab 300mg
Duzallo
Allopurinol-100
Riva-purinol 100mg Tablets
Zyloprim
Jamp Allopurinol Tablets
Aloprim
Mar-allopurinol
Purinol Tab 200mg
Alloprin
Allopurinol Tablets 100mg
PMS-allopurinol
Purinol Tab 100mg
Nu-allopurinol
Indication
Allopurinol is indicated in [FDA label]: 1) the management of patients with signs and symptoms of primary or secondary gout (acute attacks, tophi, joint destruction, uric acid lithiasis, and/or nephropathy). 2) the management of patients with leukemia, lymphoma and malignancies who are receiving cancer therapy which causes elevations of serum and urinary uric acid levels. Treatment with allopurinol should be discontinued when the potential for overproduction of uric acid is no longer present. 3) the management of patients with recurrent calcium oxalate calculi whose daily uric acid excretion exceeds 800 mg/day in male patients and 750 mg/day in female patients. Therapy in such patients should be carefully assessed initially and reassessed periodically to determine in each case that treatment is beneficial and that the benefits outweigh the risks.
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
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Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682
