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It is a member of the 'enzyme inhibitor' drug class, which is mostly used to lower the body's blood uric acid levels. It is used to treat kidney stones, bladder stones, and gout, which is an inflammation-causing excess in uric acid.
Alcohol and ALLOPURINOL should not be combined since alcohol raises uric acid levels.
Before using this medication, see your doctor if you are planning a pregnancy, believe you may be pregnant, or are currently pregnant.
Since ALLOPURINOL is secreted in human breast milk, nursing is not advised while using it.
Use with caution.
Use with caution.
Some people may feel sleepy or drowsy after taking ALLOPURINOL. If you are impacted, avoid operating machinery or driving.
The way allopurinol functions is by reducing the level of urate in your blood. This is why it is occasionally referred to as urate-lowering therapy (ULT). Your urate level will eventually drop to the point where no more crystals can form and those that already exist will gradually dissolve. Perhaps all of the crystals will dissolve in a few years.
Gout is a kind of inflammatory (allergic) reaction to uric acid crystals that build up in the knuckles, inside the feet, and around the bone joints as a result of elevated blood uric acid levels. This causes excruciating joint pain. Even though the agony may be excruciating, medicine helps the situation. Kidney stones are a condition in which the kidneys develop hard deposits that eventually turn into stones. The four primary forms of calcium that make up a kidney stone are oxalate, uric acid, struvite, and cystine. It results from the body's elevated uric acid levels.
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