What Is Allopurinol?

Potential Medication Interactions

Allopurinol seems to have many potential medication interactions. It may be over fifty of them. There also appears to be sixteen major ones out there. Thus, individuals may wish to list all of the medications they take. They should consider including all supplements and over-the-counter drugs on this list besides prescriptions. This medication list may help doctors avoid possible interactions.

Some antibiotics may interact with allopurinol. One example of this seems to be amoxicillin. Blood thinners appear to trigger interactions too, and certain chemotherapy drugs may do this as well. This can also apply to some immunosuppressants and diuretics. Those taking other medications for gout may need to check with their doctor first also. Some patients may only need their doses adjusted. Others, however, seem to require alternative medications.