Allopurinol Treatment Report
What is Allopurinol?
Allopurinol is a drug used to treat gout, a condition that arises when the body is unable to break down uric acid in the blood. It may also be used to prevent the formation of kidney stones, or to counteract other medications which increase levels of uric acid in the blood.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gout | 5 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Mobility | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Inhibits Kidney Stone Production | 1 |
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1 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 33% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- LELAMARIE
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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- LELAMARIE
- 100 mg daily
- since Apr 03, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips If you have gout take the meds. it's not worth the pain not taking the meds. See full evaluation
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- Impy Ann1
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Impy Ann1
- 300 mg daily
- since Jan 25, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Gout
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Worth possible side effects. Can walk and move about freely without the pain of gout. See full evaluation
See all 3 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.