SPL Set ID: 9ae58f3c-dbf9-4c10-9b79-233b10e0e9f1
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Allopurinol Sodium for Injection, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, is a sterile, white, lyophilized powder or cake, in a single-dose vial for reconstitution. Each vial contains 500 mg of allopurinol equivalent to 580.7 mg of allopurinol sodium and 162.5 mg of sodium hydroxide as a solubilizer. Sodium hydroxide is also used as a pH adjuster. Allopurinol Sodium for Injection contains no preservatives. Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor. The chemical name for allopurinol sodium is 1,5-dihydro-4 H -pyrazolo[3,4- d ]pyrimidin-4-one monosodium salt. It is a white amorphous mass with a molecular weight of 158.09 and molecular formula C 5 H 3 N 4 NaO. The structural formula is: The pKa of allopurinol sodium is 9.31. Allopurinol Structural Formula