probenecid

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A uricosuric drug, C₁₃H₁₉NO₄S, derived from benzoic acid and used chiefly in the treatment of gout.

[pro(pyl) + ben(zoic) (a)cid.]

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probenecid - a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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No references found			Amoxicillin plus probenecid versus doxycycline for treatment of erythema migrans borreliosis. The need for clinical judgment in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme ... by Maloney, Elizabeth L. / Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Probenecid is contraindicated for patients with a history of uric acid nephrolithiasis, because it increases urine uric acid levels. A 31-Year-Old Army Specialist Presenting with Acute Oligoarthritis by Michael P Keith and Jonathan D Roebuck / Military Medicine Avoidance of alcohol and purine-rich foods, combined with allopurinol or probenecid pharmacotherapy, can help in managing chronic hyperuricemia. Gout by Hollowell, Monica; Thompson, Lester D.R.; Pantanowitz, Liron / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Probacy Probal Probality proband probang probate probate court Probate duty probate will probation probation officer probational probationary probationary assistant probationer Probationership Probationship probative Probator Probatory Probatory term probe Probe scissors Probe-pointed Probeagle probenecid probing probiotic probiotic bacterium probiotic flora probiotic microflora probity problem problem page problem solver problem solving problem-oriented language problem-solving problematic problematical problematically Problematist Problematize problems Proboscidate Proboscidea Proboscidea arenaria Proboscidea fragrans Proboscidea louisianica proboscidean Proboscidial			Probe Steering Committee probe storage probe storage probe storage probe syringe probe to the bottom probe walking stroke probe walking stroke probe walking stroke probe walking stroke Probe, Align, Raise Probe-Fed Dielectric Resonator Antenna Probe-Fed L-Shaped Plate Antenna Probe-Fed Multi-Layered Cylindrical-Rectangular Microstrip Antenna Probe-Fed Notched Plate Antenna Probe-Fed Plate Antenna Probe-pointed probe-type liquid-level meter probe-type microelectrode probeable probeable probeable probeable Probeagle probed probed probed probed probed PROBEIS probenecid prober prober prober prober prober probers probers probers probers probertite probes probes probes probes probes probes Probes Encapsulated By Biologically Localized Embedding Probes Northwest Probi et legales homines proBilling International Processing Corporation probing probing probing probing probing Probing Rotation and Interior of Stars: Microvariability and Activity Probing Signal probingly probingly probingly

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