Allopurinol belongs to a group of medicines called enzyme inhibitors. It works by slowing down the speed of certain chemical reactions in your body to lower the level of uric acid in the blood and urine
It is used to treat:
- Gout
- Kidney stones
- Decrease levels of uric acid in people who are receiving cancer treatment
- Enzyme disorders due to increase in amount of uric acid in the body
- Allergic (hypersensitive) to allopurinol or any of the other ingredients of Allopurinol Tablet
- Have problems with your kidneys or liver
- Suffer from high blood pressure or have heart problems
- Currently having an attack of gout
- Have thyroid problems
- Suffer from rare inherited forms of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactase malabsorption
- If you are pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- This medicine is not recommended if you are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. Ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine as it is excreted in the human breast milk
- This medicine may make feel drowsy, giddy or have problems with coordination. If this happens do not drive or operate machinery
Please inform your doctor in case if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- Aspirin
- Captopril
- Ampicillin, Amoxicillin
- Dicoumoral, Phenprocoumon, Warafarin
- Chlorpropamide, Tolbutamide
- Phenytoin, Carbamazepine
- Azathioprine, Mercaptopurine, Cyclophosphamide
- Ciclosporin
- Theophylline
- Thiazide diuretics
- Probenecid, Salicylate
- Vidarabine
- Any other medicine to treat gout.
- Didanosine
- Aluminium hydroxide
- Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Procarbazine, Alkyl halogenides
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you Swallow the tablet with a glass of water
If you forget to take this medicine:
- If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember.
- If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the missed dose and just carry on as before.
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking this medicine:
- Keep taking the medicine for as long as your doctor has told you, even if you are feeling better.
- If you stop the medicine too soon, your condition may become worse again.
- Do not stop taking your tablets without consulting your doctor
- Rash
- Blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased
- Hypersensitivity
- Vomiting, Nausea
- Liver function test abnormal
- Hepatitis
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Furuncle
- Agranulocytosis, Aplastic anaemia, Thrombocytopenia
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, Anaphylactic reaction
- Diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidaemia
- Depression
- Coma, Paralysis, Ataxia, Neuropathy peripheral, Paraesthesia, Somnolence, HeadacheDysgeusia
- Cataract, Visual impairment, Maculopathy
- Vertigo
- Angina pectoris, Bradycardia
- Hypertension
- Haematemesis, Steatorrhoea, Stomatitis, Change of bowel habit
- Angioedema
- Drug eruption, Alopecia, Hair colour changes
- Hematuria, Azotaemia
- Gynaecomastia, Infertility male, Erectile dysfunction
- Oedema, Malaise, Asthenia,Pyrexia
- Do not store above 25C
- Keep out of the sight and reach of children
- Store in the original package
- Keep the container tightly closed
- Do not use your tablets after the expiry date
- Medicines should not be disposed of via waste water or household waste
webmd.com | drugs.com | medicine.org.uk
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