Medical records were reviewed to (1) classify patients as either having or not having definite indications for allopurinol treatment, (2) determine whether physicians
Uses of Allopurinol Tablets: It is used to lower uric acid in the blood
Objective: The treatment of gout with allopurinol is effective at reducing urate levels and the frequency of flares
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Allopurinol tablet is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor indicated for the management of: Adult patients with signs and symptoms of primary or secondary gout (acute attacks, tophi, joint destruction, uric acid lithiasis, and/or nephropathy) ()Adult and pediatric patients with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor malignancies who are receiving cancer therapy
If the treatment was tolerated but the treatment goal of serum urate ≤ 5 mg/dL (≤ 0
Increased risk of bone marrow toxicity
This is the active metabolite, and it is excreted primarily by the kidney
Increased gout pain
Objective: Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) are rare treatment-resistant childhood epilepsies classed as developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
All three patients given allopurinol to treat gout were diagnosed with DRESS syndrome
It is also used to prevent or lower excess uric acid levels caused by cancer medicines or in patients with kidney stones
To prepare and evaluate an allopurinol mouth rinse for prophylaxis of fluorouracil-induced mucositis, 33 patients with malignant disorders, who were going to receive 5-fluorouracil containing chemotherapy, were enrolled in a placebo-controlled double-blinded randomized clinical trial
In western high-income countries, the prevalence of gout is 3% to 6% in men and 1% to 3% in women
7% in women ZYLOPRIM (allopurinol) is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like 1, 2, 4 Rationale:Clients beginning medication therapy with allopurinol may also have to take colchicine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) because of the risk of an acute gouty attack after first starting allopurinol