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Take great care in starting. There is a risk of SJS or TEN (Asian HLA-B*5801 allele) and there are also several potentially lethal drug interactions with Allopurinol and Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine or Ciclosporin. Side effects are rash, pruritus, cytopenia, diarrhoea, toxic epidermolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Name Starting Dose Frequency Route Allopurinol 100-200 mg (max dose 300 mg TDS) OD PO Allopurinol 50 mg starting dose in Elderly OD PO Contraindications
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