Drug General Information (ID: DDICRXM5OT)
  Drug Name Allopurinol Drug Info Probenecid Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antimetabolites Uricosuric Agents
  Structure

 Mechanism of Allopurinol-Probenecid Interaction (Severity Level: Minor)
     Increased renal excretion (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
      Drug Name Allopurinol Probenecid
      Mechanism Allopurinol Increase the renal excretion of the active metabolite of allopurinol
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Pharmacokinetics
Factor Description Alters the excretion of the drug, resulting in changes in the plasma concentration of the drug and affecting the pharmacological effects.
      Mechanism Description
  • Increased renal excretion of Allopurinol caused by Probenecid 

References
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3 Tjandramaga TB, Cucinell SA, Israili ZH, et al "Observations on the disposition of probenecid in patients receiving allopurinol." Pharmacology 8 (1972): 259-72. [PMID: 4572009]