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One of the three medicines here is listed for a gout flare, and the other two are listed for lowering urate over the longer term. Zyloprim, Colchicine Tablets and Uloric make up this range.

Zyloprim

Allopurinol

100mg · 300mg

Allopurinol tablets for gout and high uric acid. It reduces the amount of uric acid the body makes, helping to prevent flare-ups.

From$0.57/ tabletView

Colchicine Tablets

Colchicine

0.5mg

Colchicine tablets for acute gout and familial Mediterranean fever. It stops white blood cells from migrating to uric acid deposits.

From$0.82/ tabletView

Uloric

Febuxostat

40mg

Febuxostat tablets for high uric acid. It blocks the enzyme that produces uric acid, reducing gout risk.

From$0.96/ tabletView

Key points

  • Gout flares cause sudden joint pain, redness and swelling when urate crystals form in or around a joint.
  • Managing a flare and lowering urate long-term are different clinical jobs here: one of the three medicines covers the first, and the other two cover the second.
  • A high uric acid level does not always mean a person has gout; testing helps confirm the diagnosis.

Allopurinol, febuxostat and colchicine

Allopurinol is the ingredient in Zyloprim, listed for gouty arthritis and hyperuricaemia. Febuxostat is the ingredient in Uloric, listed for hyperuricaemia. Colchicine is the ingredient in Colchicine Tablets, listed instead for an acute gout flare and familial Mediterranean fever.

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