A major new study reveals that treating gout may do far more than ease painful joint flare-ups—it could also protect the heart. Researchers found that patients who took common gout medications like ...

Allopurinol oral tablet is available as a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Zyloprim and Lopurin. Allopurinol is also given as an injection by a healthcare professional in the ...

If you’re looking at treatment options for certain conditions caused by high uric acid levels, you may want to learn more about allopurinol (Zyloprim, Aloprim). Allopurinol is a generic prescription ...

ankle gout Researchers studied the comparative efficacy and safety of urate-lowering therapy – allopurinol vs febuxostat – in the treatment of gout. Allopurinol demonstrates noninferiority and ...

The allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) consists of severe rash, fever, eosinophilia, and hepatitis and renal failure. [1] It is a feared, albeit rare, complication of therapy and is sometimes ...

Allopurinol (4-hydroxypyrazolo-(3, 4-d) pyrimidine, HPP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, offers a new concept in the prevention of the complications of hyperuricemia. By effectively blocking the ...

Benzbromarone, a urate-lowering drug, appeared effective among patients with high serum uric acid levels who had no evidence of gout flares. Benzbromarone may reduce the risk of developing chronic ...

The go-to drug to treat hyperuricemia and gout, allopurinol, put patients at risk for developing hypersensitivity when American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines weren't followed, a large ...

Certain textbooks/references suggest a maximum dose of allopurinol (Xyloprim, Lopurin) in patients with renal insufficiency. Presumably, this is because of renal excretion of the metabolite, ...

Allopurinol is prescribed to treat gouty arthritis and prevent specific kidney stones by reducing high uric acid levels in the blood. Aluminium can cause a decrease in the absorption of Allopurinol ...