Among patients with gout, treatment with at least 300 mg allopurinol daily was associated with a 13% reduced risk for kidney function decline, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Allopurinol oral tablet is available as a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Zyloprim and Lopurin. Allopurinol is also given as an injection by a healthcare professional in the ...

Arhalofenate (800mg) is safe and significantly decreases gout flares compared to allopurinol (300mg), according to a study published online July 27 in Arthritis & Rheumatology. HealthDay News — ...

Dallas, TX - Allopurinol, used extensively for the treatment of gout, has been shown to improve endothelial dysfunction in heart failure and could therefore become an inexpensive new treatment for ...

kidney A higher allopurinol dose provided a protective effect against incident renal failure in elderly patients, according to a study published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. A higher ...

Angelo L. Gaffo, MD, MSPH; David A. Calhoun, MD; Elizabeth J. Rahn, PhD; Suzanne Oparil, MD; Peng Li, PhD; Tanja Dudenbostel, MD; Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD, MPH; David ...

Chicago, IL - Results of a phase 3, randomized, double-blind study show that febuxostat (TAP Pharmaceutical Products) is more effective in lowering serum uric acid than the current standard of care, ...

Philadelphia, October 17, 2009 – Data presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology highlight effects of baseline characteristics on achievement of serum uric ...