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Allopurinol drug is used in the treatment of disease is :

Allopurinol reduces uric-acid production by inhibiting xanthine oxidase and is used for long-term urate lowering in gout. It is not an analgesic for immediate relief of an…

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Allopurinol reduces uric-acid production by inhibiting xanthine oxidase and is used for long-term urate lowering in gout. It is not an analgesic for immediate relief of an acute gout attack.

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