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Allopurinol has been marketed in the United States since 19 August 1966, when it was first approved by FDA under the trade name Zyloprim. [40] Allopurinol was marketed at the time by Burroughs Wellcome. Allopurinol is a generic drug sold under a variety of brand names, including Allohexal, Allosig, Milurit, Alloril, Progout, Ürikoliz, Zyloprim ...
Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) typically occurs in persons with preexisting kidney failure. [3]: 119 Weeks to months after allopurinol is begun, the patient develops a morbilliform eruption [3]: 119 or, less commonly, develops one of the far more serious and potentially lethal severe cutaneous adverse reactions viz., the DRESS syndrome, Stevens Johnson syndrome, or toxic epidermal ...
In the UK, NICE has found that febuxostat has a higher cost/benefit ratio than allopurinol and on that basis recommended febuxostat as a second-line drug for people who cannot use allopurinol. [12] In 2010, before it became generic in the United States, it cost about US$160 per month as opposed to allopurinol which was about $14 per month. [31]
Probenecid can be used in a combined therapy with allopurinol is more effective than allopurinol monotherapy. [76] [77] [78] Pegloticase is an option for the 3% of people who are intolerant to other medications. [79] It is a third line agent. [64] Pegloticase is given as an intravenous infusion every two weeks, [79] and reduces uric acid levels ...
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Lesinurad/allopurinol (trade name Duzallo) is a fixed-dose combination drug for the treatment of gout. [1] It contains 200 mg of lesinurad and 300 mg of allopurinol.In August 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration approved it for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout in patients for whom target serum uric acid levels have not been achieved with allopurinol alone. [2]
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A xanthine oxidase inhibitor is any substance that inhibits the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme involved in purine metabolism.In humans, inhibition of xanthine oxidase reduces the production of uric acid, and several medications that inhibit xanthine oxidase are indicated for treatment of hyperuricemia and related medical conditions including gout. [1]