Gout Drug May Increase the Effectiveness of AZT
From Associated Press
BALTIMORE —
The anti-AIDS drug AZT apparently stays in the body longer when combined with a drug commonly used to treat gout, allowing patients to use less of it, researchers said Friday.
If further tests continue to show the combination of AZT and the drug probenecid is safe and effective, AIDS patients may be able to significantly reduce AZT dosages, said Dr. David M. Kornhauser, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins’ Division of Clinical Pharmacology.
