Medication can also help to lower chronically high uric acid levels. Two common drugs that doctors prescribe are probenecid and allopurinol. These medications can regulate uric acid levels in the ...

This image illustrates the chemical structure of a purine molecule, highlighting the numbering of the carbon and nitrogen atoms. The purine structure consists of a pyrimidine ring (positions 1 to 6) ...

In addition, foods rich in purines (such as red meat and seafood), high alcohol consumption, and drugs like diuretics (water pills) and immunosuppressants (suppress the immune system when it is ...