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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A uricosuric drug, C13H19NO4S, derived from benzoic acid and used chiefly in the treatment of gout.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A particular pharmaceutical drug used to treat hyperuricemia.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout

Etymologies

  1. pro(pyl) + ben(zoic) (a)cid. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “CHRISTY FEIG, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A doctor in Oregon this week suggested that using a drug called probenecid, along with the antiviral drug Tamiflu may stretch the nation's supply of the drug.”

    CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2005

  • “Treatment often includes drugs such as probenecid and allopurinol.”

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  • “Garzelli, Italy: Tested positive for probenecid at 2002 Giro d'Italia, expelled from race and removed as winner of two stages.”

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  • “For gonorrhea: Take 3 grams of amoxicillin with clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) plus 1 gram of probenecid, 1 time only.”

    Chapter 37

  • “Do not give probenecid to children under 2 years old.”

    Chapter 37

  • “Used with some antibiotics of the penicillin family, probenecid increases the amount of penicillin in the blood and makes it last longer, increasing the effectiveness of treatment.”

    Chapter 37

  • “When taken with probenecid, the amount of penicillin in the blood increases and lasts longer making the treatment more effective.”

    Chapter 37

  • “Put half the dose in each buttock, and give 1 gram of probenecid by mouth at the same time.”

    Chapter 31

  • “For the treatment of gonorrhoea, it must be combined with probenecid.”

    Chapter 5

  • “- The combination of probenecid and procaine penicillin is always indicated for the treatment of gonorrhoea, except in pregnant women.”

    Chapter 4

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