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Can i take purinol (allopurinol)?
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Ask doctor: Allopurinol is a drug given to treat gout, certain types of kidney stones, and can be used during chemotherapy. Whether you can take it is between you and your doctor. You cannot take it without a prescription and a doctor's recommendation.
Answered 6/24/2014
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I feel mild itching when i take allopurinol, that's normal?
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Still attack by accute gout even I take Allopurinol everyday and control my diet. Why? What should I do next?
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Allopurinol - if you take it regularly for gout (say years) , then you have a flare up, should I stop taking it?
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I've tried limiting purines from a diet perspective. Is there anything anyone has tried before i take allopurinol?
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I have done and they gave me allopurinol, but can't take until uric levels have completely back to normal, which is why I would like to know the longest time for a flair up? Thanks
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