High uric acid in cancer: 600-800 mg daily for 2 or 3 days with lots of fluids
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Swallow your allopurinol tablet with water, ideally after food
Each scored white tablet contains 100 mg or 300 mg allopurinol, USP and the inactive ingredients colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch (corn)
Common side effects of allopurinol include: Rash
Febuxostat ( Uloric) reduces uric acid production
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People who have a higher risk of kidney stones can also consider taking
The secondary composite outcome of a 40% decrease in eGFR, end-stage kidney disease, or death from any cause occurred in 63 patients (35%) in allopurinol
This medicine has been prescribed for you only
Active SubstancesAllopurinol
IV: 200-400 mg/m²/day; not to exceed 600 mg/m²/day; may administer as single infusion or in equally divided doses at 6, 8, 12 hr intervals beginning 1-2 days before chemotherapy
multiple swollen and inflamed skin lesions
Side effects of allopurinol include fever, rash, hepatitis and kidney problems
The affected skin eventually dies and peels off
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Take allopurinol with a meal
Molecular formula: C 5 H 4 N 4 O