Zyloprim
Allopurinol tablets for gout and high uric acid. It reduces the amount of uric acid the body makes, helping to prevent flare-ups.
- Category
- Gout Treatment
- Active ingredient
- Allopurinol
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 100mg · 300mg
Zyloprim is the reference name. You receive a generic with the same active ingredient and strength.
Supply requirements for Zyloprim depend on the medicine and destination. The fulfilment partner must confirm them before accepting an order.
Zyloprim details
- Conditions
- Gouty Arthritis · Hyperuricaemia
- Alternative names
- allopurinol
- Therapeutic class
- Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Uric Acid Synthesis Inhibitor
- Known off-label uses
- calcium oxalate calculi prevention
- Contraindications
- severe hypersensitivity to allopurinol
- Minor side effects
- nausea; headache; mild skin rash
- Moderate side effects
- diarrhoea; elevated liver enzymes; acute gout flare during initiation
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Azathioprine; Mercaptopurine; Warfarin
- Age restrictions
- Approved for paediatric and adult populations based on indication.
Serious side effects
allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome, requires immediate medical attention; severe bone marrow suppression, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Allopurinol tablets for gout and high uric acid. It reduces the amount of uric acid the body makes, helping to prevent flare-ups.
Mechanism of action
Inhibits xanthine oxidase, preventing the physiological conversion of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Use if potential benefits outweigh risks. Breastfeeding: Expelled in milk; monitor infant.
What you will receive
Zyloprim names the medicine you are looking for. What ships is a generic version of it.
- A generic containing Allopurinol at the strength you pick.
- Which generic brand and maker ships depends on stock and destination.
- Check the active ingredient, strength, form, pack, seal, batch and expiry when it arrives.