One treatment for hyperuricemia is administration of xanthine oxidase inhibitors like  allopurinol. Discuss the  mechanism and show an illustration how this drug able to alleviate symptoms of  hyperuricemia.

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One treatment for hyperuricemia is administration of xanthine oxidase inhibitors like 
allopurinol. Discuss the 
mechanism and show an illustration how this drug able to alleviate symptoms of 
hyperuricemia. 

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