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Can 100 mg allopurinol taken everyday permanently damage kidneys.
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No: While it is true that any drug can have side-effects, more and more research shows that high uric acid in the blood is related to kidney damage. Allopurinol lowers uric acid.
Answered 8/23/2015
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