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Probenecid and Colchicine (Probenecid / Colchicine) - Summary

 
 



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Probenecid and Colchicine
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Probenecid and colchicine contains probenecid, which is a uricosuric agent, and colchicine, which has antigout activity, the mechanism of which is unknown. Probenecid is the generic name for 4-[(dipropylamino)sulfonyl] benzoic acid.

Probenecid and Colchicine (Probenecid/Colchicine) is indicated for the following:

For the treatment of chronic gouty arthritis when complicated by frequent, recurrent acute attacks of gout.


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Media Articles Related to Probenecid and Colchicine (Probenecid / Colchicine)

In Gout Flare-Ups, The Big Toe Isn't The Biggest Culprit - Other Joints Tied To Higher Risk
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
The painful rheumatic condition gout is often associated with the big toe, but it turns out that patients at highest risk of further flare-ups are those whose gout first involved other joints, such as a knee or elbow, Mayo Clinic has found. The study is among several that Mayo researchers are presenting in Madrid at the European League Against Rheumatism's annual meeting...

Will New Gout Findings Get a Toehold?
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis Specialty [2013.06.12]
Title: Will New Gout Findings Get a Toehold?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/12/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

Vitamin C Does Not Lower Uric Acid Levels In Gout Patients
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2013.05.16]
Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients with established gout...

UL Medical School Researchers Find Increased Death Risk In Patients Suffering From Gout And Elevated Uric Acid Levels
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
A new study led by researchers at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), University of Limerick (UL) has found that people suffering from gout and elevated serum uric acid have significantly increased risks of death. In their study, individuals with a diagnosis of gout experienced a 42 % higher risk of death from all causes and a 58% higher risk of cardiovascular death...

Shedding Light On Gout: Repair Of Protein Pump Possible
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
Johns Hopkins scientists have found out how a gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to the disease: by causing a breakdown in a cellular pump that clears an acidic waste product from the bloodstream. By comparing this protein pump to a related protein involved in cystic fibrosis, the researchers also identified a compound that partially repairs the pump in laboratory tests...

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Clinical Trials Related to Probenecid and Colchicine (Probenecid / Colchicine)

Safety and Tolerance of Zidovudine With Probenecid and the Effect of Probenecid on Zidovudine Pharmacokinetics Over Four Weeks [Completed]
To evaluate the interaction of probenecid with zidovudine (AZT). Because AZT is eliminated quickly from the body, it must be taken frequently. A previous study showed that probenecid slowed the elimination of AZT without side effects, but that study lasted only 5 days. This study is to see whether this effect continues for 1 month and whether the continuation of probenecid and AZT is free of side effects over 1 month.

Comparison of Intravenous Cefazolin Plus Oral Probenecid With Oral Cephalexin for the Treatment of Cellulitis [Recruiting]
The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral cephalexin is equivalent to intravenous cefazolin plus oral probenecid for the treatment of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections in patients that present to the emergency department.

Influence of Probenecid and Quinine on the Pharmacokinetics of Azidothymidine [Completed]
Part I studies the effect of quinine on how zidovudine (AZT) is used by the body and eliminated through the kidneys in HIV infected patients. Part II studies the effect of probenecid and quinine on the same aspects.

Because AZT leaves the bloodstream quickly, patients must take the drug frequently to keep adequate amounts in their bodies. Probenecid and quinine may slow down the rate at which AZT leaves the body. Therefore, taking these drugs along with AZT may reduce the amount of AZT needed for treatment.

10-Propargyl-10-Deazaaminopterin Plus Probenecid in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors [Completed]
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Probenecid may increase the effectiveness of 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drug.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin and probenecid in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors.

Evaluating the Transporter Protein Inhibitor Probenecid In Patients With Epilepsy [Recruiting]
The study is being done to understand why some patients with epilepsy (disease of recurrence of seizures) do not respond very well to drug treatment with anticonvulsants.

Despite the availability of many anticonvulsants, about 30% of patients with epilepsy are resistant to them. The cause of the resistance is not clear, but one of the reasons could be an increased amount of proteins in the cells of the body called transporter proteins.

Transporter proteins are a group of proteins that help to defend the body against toxins, including drugs, by pumping them out of the cells. Studies have shown that the number of transporter proteins is higher in the parts of the brain that trigger seizures when compared to other parts of the brain.

Studies in animals have shown that taking an anticonvulsant with an inhibitor (meaning "to stop" or "to reduce") of a transporter protein can increase the concentration of that anticonvulsant inside the brain cells. The main purpose of the study is to determine if taking an anticonvulsant and a transporter protein inhibitor will change the brain concentration of the anticonvulsant.

In this study, a single dose of phenytoin (Dilantin® is a brand name anticonvulsant which has phenytoin as its active ingredient), a commonly used anticonvulsant, will be given once by itself, and then will be given a separate time with a single (i. e. one time only) dose of probenecid. Probenecid, a medicine used commonly to treat gout (a disease of increased uric acid), is known to be an inhibitor of transporter proteins. The study will use electroencephalogram or EEG (recording of brain wave activities) to determine if the EEG pattern when probenecid is given, will be different from the EEG pattern when phenytoin is given alone. This will suggest that probenecid has affected the brain concentration of phenytoin.

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