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Allopurinol Dosage
Health Encyclopedia: Gout Diagnosis
Treatment: Medications
Many patients do not require medications. During the period between gout attacks, patients are advised to avoid foods high in purines and to maintain a healthy weight. Patients should also avoid alcohol and reduce any stress.
Experts do not recommend treatment for hyperuricemia that causes no symptoms. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia usually does not lead to gout or other health problems. In addition, the drugs used to treat it are expensive and carry certain risks.
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...helpful. A number of drugs are available to prevent recurrences of calcium oxalate and other stones. Allopurinol, thiazide, potassium citrate, and potassium-magnesium citrate have all been shown... Read more »Gout: References
...and colchicine. South Med J. 2005 Aug;98(8):811-3.Saxena R, Loghmanee F. Fatal drug reaction due to allopurinol therapy in a 72-year-old man. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Aug;129(8):e183-4.Tsutsumi... Read more »Gout: Treatment
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...levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, and uric acid. Such treatments might include sodium bicarbonate, allopurinol, and aluminum hydroxide or calcium carbonate.Transfusions. Red blood cell or... Read more »Medications
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