Editorial
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World J Nephrol. May 6, 2013; 2(2): 17-25
Published online May 6, 2013. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v2.i2.17
Table 4 Urate lowering drugs
Pharmacologic options for the treatment of hyperuricemia
Xanthine-oxidase inhibitors: Allopurinol, febuxostat
Uricosuric agents: Probenecid, sulfinpyrazone, benzbromarone
Uricase: Rasburicase, pegloticase
Drugs and contrast media with hypouricemic properties, not primarily intended for the treatment of hyperuricemia
Acetohexamide, azauridine, chlorprothixene, dicumarol, estrogens, fenofibrate, glyceryl guaiacolate, iopanoic acid, losartan,meglumine iodapamide, phenylbutazone, salicylates and other NSAIDs, sodium diatrizoate, trimetoprim-sulfamethoxazole