Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
Allopurinol is a type of gout medicine used to slow the rate at which the body produces uric acid. Allopurinol has been approved for the treatment of gout and is frequently prescribed to gout patients who have uric acid
kidney stones or other kidney problems.
Side effects of allopurinol include skin rash and an upset stomach, both of which usually subside as the body becomes used to the drug. Allopurinol makes some people drowsy, so people taking the drug should be careful about driving or operating heavy machinery until they know how the drug affects them.
Probenecid (Benemid) and Sulfinpyrazone (Anturane)
Both of these medications for gout increase the amount of uric acid removed in urine (known as uricosuric drugs). In addition to lowering blood uric acid levels, these drugs help dissolve deposits of uric acid crystals around joints and in other tissue.
Probenecid and sulfinpyrazone can cause nausea, stomach upset,
headache, and a potentially serious skin rash.
Medications for gout have changed the ways this condition, and any complications that may occur along with it, are treated. Today, because of these medicines, gout is one of the most treatable and preventable form of
arthritis.
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