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Allopurinol And Renal Impairment

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

I have been taking Allopurinol for 3 weeks and have gout.Is it alright to take colcrys with the allopurinol? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I have been taking allopurinol for gout . Have not had an attack in years. However, I now begin to get itchy skin and facial acne . What are my options? Reduce dosage of allopurinol, cease completely ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

Allopurinol Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Klarida Papaqako MD

Can allopurinol raise PSA levels ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klarida Papaqako ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Can allopurinol raise PSA levels ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Anurag Shukla MD

My renal physician has increased my allopurinol daily dose of 100 mg to 200 mg. This along with two ... they are. Could it be the result of an increased allopurinol dose? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anurag Shukla ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Sandeep Varma MD

My husband is a terminal cancer patient (triple hit lymphoma). He has just gone on Hospice Care. One of his medications is and has been Allopurinol, taken once each day, 300 mg. He had renal cell ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandeep Varma ( Nephrologist)
Dr.  Sunil Kumar Srivastava MD

on 100mg of Allopurinol to try to lower my uric acid and to try to reduce or slow down renal function ...I recently had a routine check in with my doctor and my renal function had deteriorated some... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

yes I was just in the hospital for pnuemonia and sepsis with renal failure. My staff forgot to give me my allipurinol for 2 days and I had a major gout flare up in both feet ankles and hands. Only had ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kerry Pottinger MD

I started taking allopurinol to control gout outbreaks about 3 months ago. The gout seems to be under control - no gout symptoms since I started taking allopurinol - but I am gaining weight (about 15 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kerry Pottinger ( Anesthesiologist)