Do not change prescribed allopurinol based on a flare or a website. Flares can occur during the early period of urate lowering; discuss ongoing attacks and treatment with the clinician managing your gout.
Do not change prescribed allopurinol based on a flare or a website. Flares can occur during the early period of urate lowering; discuss ongoing attacks and treatment with the clinician managing your gout.
Do not change prescribed allopurinol based on a flare or a website. Flares can occur during the early period of urate lowering; discuss ongoing attacks and treatment with the clinician managing your gout.
This is general information, not an individual diagnosis or instruction to change treatment.
Evidence review: September 2026.
General educational information, not individual medical advice. Do not start, stop or change prescribed treatment based on this page.