Comments on: Going on the a drug

By: Sabina Shamel

Sabina Shamel — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:01:13 +0000

Allopurinol is one of the least expensive drugs on the market. Youcan buy three months supply for just under $8 dollars a month and ifyou get a years supply it comes down to about $6 dollars a month.

By: Shira Colon

Shira Colon — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:10:44 +0000

So I wonder why the GP’s seem to be so loath to put people on it?

I asked this question of my pharmacist and she said that GPs in the UK are on a budget and that they don’t like putting people onto long term drugs because it eats into it.

Otherwise I can’t find any reason why someone with two attacks of gout and hyperuricaemia should NOT go on Allopurinol. I can’t find any references to hyperuricaemia getting better by any other means.

Maybe they are just stingy over here.

By: Sabina Shamel

Sabina Shamel — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:52:04 +0000

With a perscription, you can purchase a year’s supply for under $100dollars and that will deliver you at least a year of relief from thecrippling effects of gout.

Insist-push and demand—you will be surprised that he will mostlikely give the perscription to you. Several people I know who werein a similar situation as you, reluctant GP that is, altered theirapproach and the doctors in every case, relented and wrote theperscription. I believe there have been several people who frequentthis web site who have also taken that position with success.

By: Brittny Lamarr

Brittny Lamarr — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:42:57 +0000

So far I have had to have three prescriptions for three months supply. I toldthe doctor that I will be on allopurinol for at least the next five years. Hisonly response was to set up a repeat prescription that I have to collect everymonth which means I have to pay each month when i collect 6.90 ($10). You canbuy a one year prescription from a chemist that costs 80 and you can have asmany prescriptions as you need. (handy if you plan on a having a 12 month sickperiod)

I will challenge the doc about this next time as it is a pain in the butt.

By: Jonas Laramore

Jonas Laramore — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:12:19 +0000

(handy if you plan on a having a 12 month sick period)

Do you only take the allopurinol when you have a gout attack or on-setof one? Maybe I read this wrong.

By: Margert Vier

Margert Vier — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:50:05 +0000

handy if you plan on a having a 12 month sick period)

I was being ironic and mocking the system in the uk. I have been on allopurinol for ten weeks now and this is my third gout free week.

By: Jonas Laramore

Jonas Laramore — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:40:27 +0000

Congrats!! Sorry, I’m not too familiar with the UK system. Soundslike it is similar to the German system that I did have the priviledgeto use.