KROK 1 2023 – Question 128 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 56-year-old patient complains of an acute pain attack in the area of the right ankle joint. Objectively, the joint is hyperemic, edematous, and hot to the touch. The levels of uric acid in the blood are elevated. For the treatment of this pathology, the doctor prescribed a drug that inhibits xanthine oxidase. What drug is it?
- A. Prednisolone
- B. Urolesan
- C. Diacarb (Acetazolamide)
- D. Theophylline
- E. Allopurinol
Hint
Consider which drug is a purine-base analogue that competes for the enzyme named in the stem and thereby reduces the formation of urate.
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