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 | |
---|---|---|
1 | Gout* | 100 |
2 | Blood uric acid* | 2 |
3 | Nephrolithiasis* | 1 |
4 | Gouty 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 | |
---|---|---|
1 | Somnolence | 23 |
2 | Pain | 23 |
3 | Arthralgia | 18 |
4 | Headache | 18 |
5 | Fatigue* | 17 |
6 | Pruritus | 12 |
7 | Dizziness | 11 |
8 | Depression | 10 |
9 | Gout | 9 |
10 | Rash | 9 |
11 | Tenderness | 8 |
12 | Nausea* | 7 |
13 | Dry mouth | 6 |
14 | Dry eye | 6 |
15 | Diarrhoea* | 6 |
16 | Alopecia | 5 |
17 | Cataract | 5 |
18 | Weight increased | 5 |
19 | Anxiety | 5 |
20 | Hypersensitivity | 5 |
*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
* 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