Allopurinol dosage selection: relationships between dose and plasma oxipurinol and urate concentrations and urinary urate excretion

1. Allopurinol usage in 50 patients of a city teaching hospital was surveyed. 2. The plasma concentrations of oxipurinol and uric acid and the urinary production of uric acid were examined. 3. The daily doses of allopurinol ranged from 50 to 1200 mg but 83% of patients were taking 300 mg daily. 4. A...

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