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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2005

A doctor administered Allopurinol to a 26-year-old young man with the symptoms of gout. What pharmacological action of Allopurinol ensures therapeutical effect?

Answer options

  1. By inhibiting uric acid synthesis
  2. By inhibiting leucocyte migration into the joint
  3. By general analgetic effect
  4. By increasing uric acid excretion
  5. By general anti-inflammatory effect
Correct answer

By inhibiting uric acid synthesis

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