KROK 1 2017 – Question 56 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient suffering from gout was prescribed allopurinol. What pharmacological property of allopurinol provides therapeutic effect in this case?
- A. Acceleration of nucleic acids synthesis
- B. Competitive inhibition of xanthine oxidase
- C. Deceleration of pyrimidine nucleotides salvage
- D. Acceleration of pyrimidine nucleotides catabolism
- E. Acceleration of nitrogen-containing substances excretion
Hint
Think about which step in the breakdown of purines to uric acid a drug could interfere with in order to lower urate production in gout.
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