Why ALLOPURINOL* (Allopurinol ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of ALLOPURINOL: satisfied (average rating score: 3.33)

(based on 167 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** ALLOPURINOL
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Gout*100
2Blood uric acid*2
3Nephrolithiasis*1
4Gouty arthritis*1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of ALLOPURINOL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence23
2Pain23
3Arthralgia18
4Headache18
5Fatigue*17
6Pruritus12
7Dizziness11
8Depression10
9Gout9
10Rash9
11Tenderness8
12Nausea*7
13Dry mouth6
14Dry eye6
15Diarrhoea*6
16Alopecia5
17Cataract5
18Weight increased5
19Anxiety5
20Hypersensitivity5

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for ALLOPURINOL

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Allopurinol (Milurit, Cellidrin, Hamarin, Purinol, Remid, Jenapurinol, Allural, Alloprin, Foligan, Lopurin, Uripurinol, Apurin, Allohexal, Bleminol, Novopurol, Allorin, Urosin, Tipuric, Zyloric, Allopurin, Progout, Zyloprim, Allopurinol)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com