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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Oct 21;35(4):101717. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2021.101717

Table 1b.

Drugs that Decrease Urinary Urate Excretion

Drug Drug Action Interactions with Urate Transporters (Secretion Pathway) Interactions with Urate Transporters (Reabsorption Pathway) Effects on Serum Urate
Loop Diuretics
Furosemide NKCC2 Inhibitor (loop diuretic) Inhibitor of ABCG2[86] and NPT4[58]; substrate of OAT3[85] --- Direct inhibition of urate secretion with competitive inhibition of urate transport, leads to increased SU due to decreased secretion;
Bumetanide NKCC2 Inhibitor (loop diuretic) NPT4 inhibitor[58]; substrate of OAT1[85], OAT2[67], OAT3[85], Substrate of OAT4[67] Competitive inhibition of urate transport, leads to increased SU due to decreased secretion
Ethacrynic acid NKCC2 Inhibitor (loop diuretic) NPT4 inhibitor[58]; substrate of oAt3[85] ---
Torasemide NKCC2 Inhibitor (loop diuretic) Substrate of OAT1 and OAT3[147] Substrate of OAT4[147] Competitive inhibition of urate transport at the basolateral membrane, and increased urate uptake at the tubule lumen lead to increased SU
Thiazide Diuretics
Bendroflumethiazide NCC inhibitor (diuretic) Substrate of OAT1 and OAT3[148] --- Competitive inhibition of urate transport, leads to increased SU due to decreased secretion
Increased SU due to increased reabsorption
Chlorothiazide Cyclothiazide Trichlormethiazide NCC Inhibitor (diuretic) Substrate of OAT1[85] ---
Hydrochlorothiazide NCC Inhibitor (diuretic) Substrate of OAT1[85] Substrate of OAT4[48]
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Canagliflozin SLGT2 inhibitor (glucosuric) Substrate of ABCG2, but not OAT1 or OAT3 [149] URAT1 not inhibited but is required for uricosuric effect[74] Uricosuric effects may be related to increased tubular glucose concentration[74, 87] or increased urate secretion, however the mechanisms are currently unknown
Dapagliflozin SLGT2 inhibitor (glucosuric) May improve OAT3 function[85] Increased reduction in SU without influencing urate excretion in combination with febuxostat and verinurad [150]
Empagliflozin SLGT2 inhibitor (glucosuric) Substrate of ABCG2[81]; may upregulate ABCG2 expression [151]; some interactions with OAT3 and minimally with OAT1[152] ---
Ertugliflozin SLGT2 inhibitor (glucosuric) Substrate of ABCG2 [81] ---
Other Drugs
Aspirin NSAID Inhibition of OAT1 and OAT3 [153] Substrate of URAT1[153] Low does can increase SU due to increased reabsorption and decreased secretion
High doses can cause inhibition of URAT1, with SU due to decreased reabsorption

SU: serum urate; NCC: Sodium Chloride Co-transporter; NKCC2: Sodium-Potassium-Chloride Co-transporter; PPARĪ±: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha; SGLT2: sodium glucose cotransporter 2; NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; ---: No known interactions