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Reviewer: Morganjay6fan@aol.com, 45-54 Male (Patient)
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this medicine works for me , on rare occations i still get a gout flare up.. Also during a flare up i take colchicine 0.6mg[excellium]....
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Reviewer: on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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very good & helpful for me.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I devolped a rash on my arm and foot while taking this drug and had to stop.
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Reviewer: rickk1, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Allopurinol is a joke! I've been taking it for over 2 years and still have had gout 17 times in those 2 years.
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Reviewer: Woody, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I do not generally have side effects to medications and this one is no different for me. I have been on the drug for over 10 years now and have only had one gout attack in that time, which my doctor said was partially caused by excess Vitamin C I was drinking at the time.
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