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Allopurinol is a oral drug. The brand name is Zyloprim. The primary use of allopurinol is preventing the recurrence of gout.¹ It does this by stoping the formation of uric acid.² Allopurinol can also be used to prevent kidney stones and drecrease levels of uric acid in cancer patients who receive chemotherapy.³

Fast Facts:

• -- This drug has been used since 1964 in the United States
• -- People who have chronic kidney disease may need a lower dose of allopurinol⁴
• -- Allopurinol may impair your thinking or reactions⁵

5 Great Resources on Allopurinol

• Healthwise (via Group Health): Allopurinol for Gout
• Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Allopurinol (Intravenous Route)
• Cleveland Clinic: Allopurinol (Also Called Zyloprim)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (via SafeMedication): Allopurinol
• Lexi Comp (via Merck Manuals): Allopurinol Drug Information

5 Latest Headlines on Allopurinol

• More Allopurinol News from Google

What is Allopurinol?

• Wikipedia: About Allopurinol
• Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): What is Allopurinol?
• Stedman’s Medical Dictionary (via WebMD): Allopurinal Definition

What are the Uses for Allopurinol?

• Wikipedia: Allopurinol Uses
• First DataBank (via RxList): Zyloprim (allopurinol) Oral Uses
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Why is this Medication Prescribed

What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Allopurinol?

• Wikipedia: Allopurinol Side Effects
• First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Allopurinol Precautions
• Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Allopurinol Side Effects

What are the Alternatives to Allopurinol?

• Wikipedia: Probenecid for Gout
• Medscape: New Gout Drug Twice as Effective
• Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Colchicine

What are the Holistic Alternatives to Allopurinol?

• Alternative Medicine and Health: Natural Treamtment for Gout
• altMD: Natural Remedies for Gout
• Dr Weil: Gout

Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Allopurinol

• Google Groups: Allopurinol Groups
• HealthBoards: Arthritis Message Board
• Yahoo Answers: Allopurinol?

Clinical Trials for Allopurinol

• CenterWatch: Allopurinol Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Trials with Allopurinol

Abuse of Allopurinol

• Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Overdose
• Emergency Medical Journals: Intentional Overdose
• First DataBank (via WebMD): Allopurinol Oral Overdose

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Allopurinol

• J.A.M.A.: Archives of Allopurinol Research
• Google Scholar: Articles on Allopurinol
• PubMed Central: Allopurinol Articles

Related WisdomCards

• Gout of the Foot
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Kidney Stones
• Chemotherapy
• Foods to Avoid with Gout
• Joint Pain
• Arthritis
• Cancer

GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Uses
2. ↑ Cleveland Clinic: Allopurinol (Also Called Zyloprim)
3. ↑ First DataBank (via RxList): Zyloprim (allopurinol) Oral Uses
4. ↑ Healthwise (via Group Health): Allopurinol for Gout
5. ↑ Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Allopurinol Side Effects

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