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Effects Of Allopurinol
Zyloprim may help teens' hypertension
August 29, 2008According to a new study, a drug used to lower uric acid levels may offer hope for teens who suffer from high blood pressure. Researchers recruited 30 adolescents with hypertension and gave them the drug Zyloprim (allopurinol), and then later gave them a placebo. They found that 20 of the 30 teens achieved normal blood pressure while taking the drug, compared to only one of the 30 when they were taking a placebo. But researchers caution that this is a small, early study, and they say some of the...
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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: Diagnosis
...impairment when other drugs do not. In some studies, benzbromarone was equal to or even more effective than allopurinol, another type of antihyperuricemic drug. Because benzbromarone can cause... Read more »Kidney Stones: Treatment
...which restores citrate to the urine, is useful for patients with high levels of uric acid in the urine.Allopurinol. Allopurinol (Lupurin, Zyloprim) is very effective in reducing high levels of... Read more »Kidney Stones: Diagnosis
...phosphates).Reduce protein and other foods with high-purine content.Potassium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, allopurinol.Lithotripsy, uteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, open surgery.Struvite... Read more »Cataracts: Causes
...(Thorazine)Glaucoma medicationsMany others drugs have been weakly associated with cataracts including allopurinol, tamoxifen, amiodarone, tricyclic antidepressants, potassium-sparing diuretics... Read more »Images
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...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: allopurinol chloramphenicol ... Read more »
... ACE inhibitors (e.g., benazepril, lisinopril) allopurinol aminosalicylates (e.g.,... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: allopurinol barbiturates (e.g.,... Read more »
...that remove cyclosporine from your system (such as allopurinol; amiodarone; azole antifungals ... Read more »
...that remove cyclosporine from your system (such as allopurinol; amiodarone; azole antifungals ... Read more »
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