Allopurinol (Zyloric®, Aspen) is a drug commonly used to treat hyperuricaemia in patients with gout
We commend the authors of the ‘2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout’ for advocating starting allopurinol at a lower dose in
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Allopurinol and Chronic Kidney Disease
You can take this as one dose or divided into two doses
The minimal effective dosage is 100–200 mg daily and the maximal recommended dosage is 800 mg daily