What is Allopurinol Sodium: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Allopurinol Sodium

• Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

• Injection routeIf you store this medicine at home, keep it at room temperature, away from heat and direct light.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Drink 10 to 12 full glasses of liquids each day unless directed differently by your doctor.

• Missed dose: Injection routeCall your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.

• If you have your treatments at a clinic, the staff at the clinic will keep your medicine there.

• Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• If you have your treatments at a clinic, the staff at the clinic will keep your medicine there.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

• Missed dose: Injection routeCall your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.

• Injection routeIf you store this medicine at home, keep it at room temperature, away from heat and direct light.

• Drink 10 to 12 full glasses of liquids each day unless directed differently by your doctor.

What to do if you miss a dose of Allopurinol Sodium

Allopurinol Sodium contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to allopurinol.

Allopurinol Sodium warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, seizures, or other medical problems.

• This medicine may cause the following problems:Serious skin reactions, including toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)Liver problemsKidney problemsBone marrow problems.

• This medicine may make you drowsy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes

Allopurinol Sodium interactions

• Some medicines can affect how allopurinol works. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following: Azathioprine, chlorpropamide, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, mercaptopurineAntibiotics (including ampicillin, amoxicillin)Blood thinner (including dicumarol, warfarin)Diuretic (water pill)

• Do not take large doses of vitamin C while you are taking this medicine.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.