Allopurinol Withdrawal: Can I Stop Taking Allopurinol?
For the latest information about stopping allopurinol, see Is Allopurinol A Lifetime Drug? in the allopurinol pages. Also view Allopurinol for Gout video for the wrong way to stop uric acid treatment. You will find related information in the gout medications pages within the Gout Treatment Help Section.
Note: This discussion is about allopurinol withdrawal. There is a related discussion about coming off allopurinol.
Somebody asked me the other day, "Can I stop taking allopurinol?"
The short answer is, "Maybe."
Not very useful, so read on for the long answer.
First of all understand how allopurinol works.
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