When administering medications to the patient with chronic gout, the nurse would recognize which drug is used as a treatment for this disease?

Respuesta :

Febuxostat (Uloric)

Which is a selective inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, which is administered for long-term management of hyperuricemia in people with chronic gout. An acute episode of gout is treated with colchicine and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. (NSAIDs)