Open AccessThe Pattern of Allopurinol Prescription Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Single-Centre Experience
Author(s) -
Sami Alobaidi,
Naji Dwid,
Khaldoun Shikh Souk,
Mohamed Cheikh,
Ahmed S. Mandurah,
Khaled R. Al-Khatib,
Ans Ahmed,
Hani Almoallim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s299723
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperuricemia , allopurinol , kidney disease , medical prescription , gout , uric acid , asymptomatic , incidence (geometry) , pharmacology , physics , optics
Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although it is associated with CKD incidence and progression, treating asymptomatic hyperuricemia with uric acid-lowering agents is still debatable.