.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.M.M04AA01 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.M.M04AA01| name: | Allopurinol |
| ATC code: | M04AA01 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used primarily to decrease high blood uric acid levels, commonly used in the management of chronic gout and to prevent uric acid nephropathy during cancer chemotherapy. It is approved and widely used in clinical practice today.
Pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adult volunteers (both male and female) after a single oral dose, fasted state.
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