Allopurinol Drug Recall

Allopurinol Drug Recall

by KeithTaylor Comment Closed
Allopurinol Drug Recall For Europharm's Purinol Purinol - a brand of allopurinol manufactured by Europharm Labs of Hong Kong - has been recalled. Tests have revealed the presence of a fungus called Rhizopus. Shipments have been refused entry into Macoa. The Department of Health in Hong Kong has withdrawn Purinol from sale, and is investigating other drugs manufactured by Europharm. Please note that this only affects Europharm Laboratories in Hong Kong. The contamination appears to have occurred due to delays in the process of converting the active ingredients mixture into tablet form. It does not affect other manufacturers of allopurinol. Patients receiving Purinol are urged to seek alternative allopurinol supplies from the clinics where there drugs where dispensed. It is vital that you do this immediately, as suspected medicines should never be used, but allopurinol should not be discontinued without the advice of your doctor. Please check your allopurinol packaging immediately. You only need to take action if the medicine was manufactured by Europharm Labs of Hong...
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Graph Uric Acid Level

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The first of today's short gout questions is graph uric acid level. It seems a strange question. Graph uric acid level against what? A particular gout treatment? A particular gout diet? Let me explain uric acid levels in general terms, then you can interpret your data against particular aspects of your own gout treatment or lifestyle. The most important thing about uric acid level graphs is (more…)...
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Gout Support

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Gout Support Update 2015 Please note that the gout forums are moving to a new website. Please visit GoutPal?s Gout Network for the latest gout forums, and more interactive gout support services. GoutPal Interactive is the world's biggest and best gout support network. It is run by a gout sufferer, Keith Taylor, and it has contributors all over the world. My aim is to help you understand and work with your doctor to fix your gout. In this day and age, there is no reason to suffer, but lack of knowledge and understanding can put you on the wrong track. Everything you need to fix your gout is on GoutPal.com. I explain all aspects of gout symptoms, gout treatment, and gout diet. In an ideal world, that is all you need, but sometimes we all need a little personal care. Here on GoutPal Interactive, I give you all the personal gout support you need. If you do not understand what your doctor has told you about gout,...
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Do you have Gout In Your Shoulder?

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I am putting together some new articles on gout in unusual joints, and I'm looking for experiences from people who have had gout attacks in the shoulder. The common view of gout is that it is confined to the big toe. However, I know from many sources that this is not true, including my own experiences. I have also done a survey of over 4000 visitors to GoutPal, and the big toe is not the most common joint affected. I will publish those results soon, and I want to support that with experiences of people with gout in other joints. Starting with the shoulder, often the clavicle, I am keen to learn if you had any difficulty getting the condition recognized. If you were given a diagnosis of shoulder gout, did you get it treated effectively? Did you require surgery? ... gout has also been known to make its first appearance in the ankles, hands, amd shoulders. Gout can be deceiving because attacks are sometimes...
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Is Doctor Allopurinol Killing You?

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This one is to allopurinol takers everywhere. Why do you put up with such shoddy service? Every week, I get messages from gout sufferers, and their carers, about problems with allopurinol. Most of these show that absolutely no thought has gone into the treatment. If you bought a car with only two wheels, would you accept it and drive round in a shower of sparks? If you called a plumber to fix your leak, would you be happy to pay a weeks wages for him to merely turn the water off? Would you pay an optician who grabbed the nearest pair of specs and said, "Here, these will do," without testing your eyes? Why take allopurinol without checking that it is doing it's job? (more…)...
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Don’t Get Hung Up On Gout Diet

Don’t Get Hung Up On Gout Diet

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2011 Gout Diet Restriction Update Since writing this, I have published an article, Sensible Gout Diet Restrictions, which addresses the points I have covered here. Please read that article, and add comments below if anything is not clear Thanks to chelseacharliwhite at Flickr.Click on image for more detailsDo Not Be Ruled By Food It often worries me how gout sufferers get hung up on their diet. I'm not worried that it's wrong to think about what you eat - just don't get obsessed. Over half of the messages I receive are about food and drink. "What food should I eat with gout?" "What food should I avoid with gout?" "Will [food] make my gout worse?" The gout sufferer's diet questions are endless, and the gout doctor's diet advice is monotonous. No Alcohol. Avoid purines. Lose weight. Not particularly bad advice, but too general to be helpful, and too restrictive to be accepted. The real danger here is that gout patients focus on food, and not on what really matters -...
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