probenecid
noun
pro·ben·e·cid
prō-ˈbe-nə-səd 
: a drug C13H19NO4S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (such as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout
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His defense: His girlfriend, suffering from a sinus infection, obtained an out-of-production antibiotic in rural India that contained probenecid.
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Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
Roberts was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for probenecid from a test in March 2017.
—Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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probenecid
noun
pro·ben·e·cid
prō-ˈben-ə-səd
: a drug C13H19NO4S that acts on renal tubular function and is used to increase the concentration of some drugs (as penicillin) in the blood by inhibiting their excretion and to increase the excretion of urates in gout
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