Best drug for chronic gout in patient with renal impairment is:: (A) Naproxen, (B) Probenecid, (C) Allopurinol, (D) Sulfinpyrazone
Answer is C. Ans. (C) Allopurinol(Ref: KDT 8th/e p217)*NSAIDs like naproxen have no role in chronic gout*Uricosuric drugs like probenecid and sulfinpyrazone are ineffective in the presence of renal insufficiency*Allopurinol is drug of choice for most cases of chronic gout.