How do you take allopurinol?

Take each dose with a full glass of water. To reduce your risk of kidney stones forming, drink 8 to 10 full glasses of fluid every day, unless your doctor tells you otherwise. You may have gout attacks more often when you first start taking allopurinol. read more

If you have kidney or liver disease then you may need a lower dose. Your doctor may advise you not to start taking allopurinol until after an acute attack of gout has completely settled. If this isn't possible treatment may be started while the attack is in a mild phase. read more

Do not use allopurinol if you have ever had a serious allergic reaction to allopurinol. Stop taking the medicine and call your doctor at once if you have any signs of skin rash, no matter how mild. Take each dose with a full glass of water. read more

However, allopurinol is often mismanaged, and prescribed without reference to frequent uric acid test results. Unlike many medicines that can be prescribed with a standard dosage, allopurinol must be matched to the individual, and the only way to do that is by frequent uric acid testing. read more