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Hyperuricemia vs Allopurinol - What's the difference?

hyperuricemia | allopurinol |

As nouns the difference between hyperuricemia and allopurinol

is that hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood while allopurinol is a drug used primarily to treat hyperuricemia and its complications.

hyperuricemia

English

Alternative forms

* hyperuricaemia (UK)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "hyperuricemia")

    allopurinol

    English

    (wikipedia allopurinol)

    Noun

  • A drug used primarily to treat hyperuricemia and its complications.

    • References

    * Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses