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Dosage
Allopurinol comes as 100mg to 300mg tablets that you take every day.
Follow your doctor's advice on how many tablets to take, and how many times a day.
You'll usually start on a low dose of allopurinol, but if your uric acid level does not come down far enough, your doctor may increase your dose (up to 900mg daily in severe cases).
If you have kidney or liver disease, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose and will monitor you more closely.
You'll have regular blood tests to monitor your uric acid levels.
How to take it
Swallow your allopurinol tablet with water, ideally after food.
You'll usually take it once a day, but if you're on a high dose, your doctor may advise you to split the dose and take it twice a day.
If your doctor has recommended you take allopurinol with lots of fluid, try to drink 2 to 3 litres of fluids every day.
You can take allopurinol at any time of the day.
However, try to take your doses at the same time of day each day.
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