The prototypical uricosuric agent. It inhibits the renal excretion of organic anions and reduces tubular reabsorption of urate. Probenecid has also been used to treat patients with renal impairment, and, because it reduces the renal tubular excretion of other drugs, has been used as an adjunct to antibacterial therapy.
For the reduction of serum uric acid concentrations in chronic gouty arthritis and tophaceous gout in patients with frequent disabling gout attacks. Has also been effectively used to promote uric acid excretion in hyperuricemia secondary to the administration of thiazide and related diuretics.
University of Maryland GCRC, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp / SOCA, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
UCSD - Shiley Eye Ctr / SOCA, La Jolla, California, United States
UCLA - Jules Stein Eye Institute / SOCA, Los Angeles, California, United States
UCD Med Ctr, Sacramento, California, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Cornell Univ Med Ctr, New York, New York, United States
Julio Arroyo, West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
New York Hosp / Cornell Med Ctr, New York, New York, United States
Besselaar Associates, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Stay informed with timely notifications on clinical trials, regulatory changes, and research advancements related to this medication.