allopurinol vs medication

allopurinol and medication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allopurinol	Yes	No	No	No
medication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medication is a hypernym of allopurinol; that is, medication is a word with a broader meaning than allopurinol:

allopurinol: a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
medication: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of allopurinol include medicament, medicinal drug, medicine.

allopurinol (noun)	medication (noun)
a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease