For how long allopurinol should be used?

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23 Dec 2009

Allopurinol can be used long term as a preventative.

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ecanton 8 Oct 2011

How long is "long term?
Isn't allopurinol, which have been tested for a long time, safer than ulloric?

Marvell 8 Oct 2011

Some people who suffer from gout badly are on allopurinol for years.

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