Blacks, Asians at Higher Risk for Allopurinol-Related Skin Reactions

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By Deborah Levenson Be careful when prescribing allo¬purinol to black and Asian gout patients, a study newly advises. Black and Asian patients who take this ubiquitous, more-than-40-year-old medication are at much higher risk of certain serious skin reactions than are Caucasians or Hispanics. Compared with Caucasians, blacks who take allopurinol to lower blood urate levels […]

FDA Uloric Warning Renews Concerns over Older Gout Drug Allopurinol

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Terry Turner, Drugwatch The number of people taking the gout medication allopurinol has been rising as gout becomes more prevalent. Prescriptions also got a boost after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited the use of Uloric (febuxostat) in 2019, effectively leaving allopurinol as the primary first-line medication option for gout patients. But at the […]

Gout Flare Common Following Allopurinol Discontinuation

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It is necessary to continue urate-lowering therapy in the inpatient setting to decrease the risk of gout flare in hospitalized patients.   Gout flare is almost 14-times more likely to develop in hospitalized patients who have allopurinol discontinued upon admission compared to those who have the treatment continued, according to new study findings. The findings, presented […]