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What Is Probenecid Prescribed For?
Question: Is probenecid utilized for treatment of gout attack or for prevention? Same question for probenecid? Can both drugs be taken at the same time?
Brief Answer:
It is used for prevention.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you foe posting your query on HCM.
Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that , probenecid increases the excretion of uric acid in urine so its used for prevention rather than treatment . I think by mistake you have repeated same drugs name . If you want to ask about some other drug please mention that . Any other please ask.
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
It is used for prevention.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Thank you foe posting your query on HCM.
Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that , probenecid increases the excretion of uric acid in urine so its used for prevention rather than treatment . I think by mistake you have repeated same drugs name . If you want to ask about some other drug please mention that . Any other please ask.
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Colchicine is the other medication I meant to put in the first question, prevention or for treatment of gout?
Brief Answer:
It is for treatment .
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Colchicine is for treating the acute phase of the disease and not for prevention . It is generally used for subsiding the inflammation in gout and then stopped subsequently . It can be taken with probenecid but more commonly used in combination with allopurinol or febuxostat.
Dr. Shruti
It is for treatment .
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
Colchicine is for treating the acute phase of the disease and not for prevention . It is generally used for subsiding the inflammation in gout and then stopped subsequently . It can be taken with probenecid but more commonly used in combination with allopurinol or febuxostat.
Dr. Shruti
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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