Allopurinol maintenance dose
A year ago after persistent low-level gout attacks and a serum uricacid level of 7.8, I started a once-a-day dose of 300 mg ofAllopurinol. My attacks subsided and then disappeared after about 6weeks of treatment. Now, my serum level is 4.6. I would like to reducemy Allopurinol dosage to a maintenance level, since I have theimpression that excess Allopurinol does no good and is justmetabolized away.
My question is whether an every other day dose of 300 mg would beeffective or do I need to maintain a consistent level of Allopurinolin my blood stream and should split the dose and take 150 mg daily?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Your kind and thoughtful postingsare what originally convinced me to face my gout and start treatment.