In addition, allopurinol is typically given with colchicine to reduce the short-term risk of a gout attack. Allopurinol side effects include stomach upset and rare, but often serious, skin reactions.

Diagnosis Tophaceous gout associated with urate nephropathy in a patient intolerant to allopurinol. Management Acute polyarthritis was successfully managed by intravenous bolus methylprednisolone ...

Two gout experts debated whether first-line urate-lowering therapy should consist of a xanthine oxidase inhibitor or should ...

In clinical trials of adult patients with gout who failed to achieve target serum uric acid (sUA) levels on allopurinol alone, lesinurad in combination with allopurinol nearly doubled the number ...

Gout is a painful condition affecting the joints. The study by SingHealth Polyclinics also finds patients were not receiving the right amount of allopurinol, a drug used to treat gout - if they ...