Usual Adult Dose for Gout:
Initial dose: 40 mg orally once a day-If serum uric acid level is greater than 6 mg/dL after 2 weeks, increase the dose to 80 mg orally once a dayMaintenance dose: 40 to 80 mg orally once a dayMaximum dose: 80 mg/dayComments:-Use of this drug should occur after an acute gout flare subsides.-Gout flares may occur due to increased urate mobilization from tissue deposits, especially during initiation; gout flare prophylaxis with a NSAID or colchicine is recommended and may be beneficial for up to 6 months.-Uric acid levels may be checked as soon as 2 weeks after beginning this drug.Use: For the chronic management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout who have an inadequate experience to a maximally titrated dose of allopurinol, who are intolerant to allopurinol, or for whom treatment with allopurinol is not advisable.
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