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Hello doctor, is it safe to take allopurinol for long term in continuation to keep uric acid in control ?
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Dear Sir,
Please keep Uric Acid under check
- Stop medication when under control
- Long term can cause Bone marrow supression.
- Max 6 months you can take
- Take low purine diet
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Low purine diet
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No. Need to stop
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Can keep it under control by life style modification and low protein diet
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Long term is not safe
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