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The most common adverse reactions to the drug were upper respiratory infection, muscle spasms, hyperuricemia, back pain, abdominal pain or discomfort, bronchitis, pain in extremity, anemia and elevated liver enzymes.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Feb. 2020
Reducing the hyperuricemia reduces the risk of another attack of gout.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Feb. 2020
Reducing the hyperuricemia reduces the risk of another attack of gout.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Hyperuricemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperuricemia. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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hyperuricemia
noun
hy·per·uri·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hyperuricaemia
: excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout)
called also uricacidemia, uricemia
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