Report suggests allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens with hypertension

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 16:35 in Health & Medicine

The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

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