A drug, such as probenecid or sulfinpyrazone, that increases the amount of uric acid excreted in the urine. Uricosuric drugs are used to treat gout and other conditions in which the levels of uric acid in the blood are increased, as during treatment with some diuretics. Uricosuric drugs are sometimes administered with certain antibiotics (such as penicillin) to maintain high blood levels since they inhibit their excretion.
A drug that increases the amount of uric acid excreted in the urine, for example Probenecid. Uricosurics are used to treat gout and other disorders which cause raised blood uric-acid concentrations.