Gout drug benefits kidney disease patients, analysis finds

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 17:22 in Health & Medicine

A drug commonly used to treat gout may help maintain kidney disease patients' health, according to a new analysis. The research is the first to show that allopurinol treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease decreases inflammation, slows the progression of kidney disease, and reduces patients' risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event or being hospitalized.

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