Tisopurine Explained

Tisopurine (or thiopurinol) is a drug used in the treatment of gout in some countries.[1] It reduces uric acid production through inhibiting an early stage in its production.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Dean BM, Perrett D, Simmonds HA, Grahame R . Thiopurinol: comparative enzyme inhibition and protein binding studies with allopurinol, oxipurinol and 6-mercaptopurine . British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology . 1 . 2 . 119–27 . April 1974 . 22454898 . 1402452 . 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1974.tb00220.x .
  2. Jawad AS . Alternatives to allopurinol . Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases . 46 . 6 . 493 . June 1987 . 3632073 . 1002174 . 10.1136/ard.46.6.493-a .

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