For how long allopurinol should be used?
Question posted by fofiat on 22 Dec 2009
Last updated on 13 December 2013
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Marvell
23 Dec 2009
Allopurinol can be used long term as a preventative.
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.
KIDMOSMD
13 Dec 2013
Since the blood level of uric acid in most individuals with gout is the result of overproduction, much like most with high cholesterol, allopurinol or other strategies to maintain the blood uric acid at 6.0mg/dl is continued indefinitely, although may require adjustments with age.
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