Gout Treatment Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor and acts by reducing serum uric acid levels and oxidative stress. Treatment is generally well tolerated, Mackenzie noted in her ...

It has a different structure from other xanthine oxidase inhibitors such as the purine analog xanthine oxidase inhibitor, allopurinol.

This degree of urate lowering compares favorably to that seen with optimal treatment with other xanthine oxidase inhibitors such as allopurinol and febuxostat (Uloric). Efficacy did not seem ...