Hur snabbt verkar allopurinol?
Den antiinflammatoriska behandlingen ska fortsätta tills den akuta giktattacken klingat av efter några dagar/veckor. Vid en ny giktattack ska inte behandlingen med allopurinol avbrytas men antiinflammatorisk behandling ska sättas in under attacken.
What is the active ingredient in Zyloprim?
The active ingredient is called allopurinol. Allopurinol belongs to a group of medicines called anti-uricaemic agents and is used to reduce the amount of uric acid in the body. Most commonly, high levels of uric acid in the body are related to gout. ZYLOPRIM is available as a 100 mg and 300 mg tablet.
What are some things I need to know before taking Zyloprim?
What are some things I need to know or do while I take Zyloprim? 1 Tell all of your health care providers that you take Zyloprim (allopurinol tablets). 2 Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert… 3 Have blood work checked as you have been told by the doctor… 4 This medicine may affect how much of some…
How do you take Zyloprim for upset stomach?
How to use Zyloprim Take this medication by mouth, usually once daily or as directed by your doctor. Take this medication after a meal to reduce stomach upset. If your dose is more than 300 milligrams a day, you will need to take several smaller doses during the day to get this amount (ask your doctor for directions).
What are the side effects of Zyloprim (allopurinol)?
A very bad and sometimes deadly reaction has happened with Zyloprim (allopurinol tablets). Most of the time, this reaction has signs like fever, rash, or swollen glands with problems in body organs like the liver, kidney, blood, heart, muscles and joints, or lungs. Talk with the doctor.
Det leder till att besvären minskar. Smärtan lindras snabbt, inom några timmar, men det kan dröja ungefär en till tre veckor innan andra symtom som till exempel svullnad och rodnad försvinner. NSAID används vid akuta giktattacker för att lindra symtomen.