Allopurinol | Drugs | BNF | NICE
View allopurinol information, including dose, uses, side-effects, renal impairment, pregnancy, breast feeding and contra-indications.
Allopurinol: a medicine to treat gout - NHS
Find out how allopurinol treats gout and how to take it. NHS medicines information on allopurinol – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.
Allopurinol: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects - Drugs.com
Allopurinol is used to treat gout or kidney stones, and to decrease levels of uric acid in certain cancer patients. Learn about side effects, interactions and indications.
Allopurinol - Wikipedia
Allopurinol is used to reduce urate formation in conditions where urate deposition has already occurred or is predictable.
Allopurinol | Medicine - Patient
Allopurinol is prescribed to help prevent gout attacks. It does not have any effect during a gout attack, although you should continue to take it regularly every day, even if this happens. A painkilling medicine will be prescribed for you to take alongside it should you get a gout attack.
ALLOPURINOL 300 MG TABLETS - Patient leaflet, side effects, dosage
Allopurinol Tablets contain a medicine called allopurinol. It works by slowing down the speed of certain chemical reactions in your body to lower the level of uric acid in the blood and urine.
Allopurinol | Prescribing information | Gout | CKS | NICE
Prescribe a low starting dose of allopurinol 100 mg or less once daily (preferably taken after food) and adjust dose in 100 mg increments every 4 weeks according to plasma or serum urate level.
Allopurinol (oral route) - Side effects & dosage
Allopurinol is used to prevent or lower high uric acid levels in the blood. It is also used to prevent or lower excess uric acid levels caused by cancer medicines or in patients with kidney stones. A high uric acid level can cause gout or gouty arthritis (joint pain and inflammation).