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Had Gout Attack. Taking Allopurinol, Atenolol. Does Increased Dose Of Tab Cause For Attack?

I ve been taking allopurinol (100 mg) for several years and recently had a gout attack. my GP has just increased the dose to 300 mg for the last 2 months and the gout attacks seem to be becoming more frequent. Can this be linked ., My other meds are atenolol 50 mg and Simvastatin 40 mg (all these are once daily doses. Email YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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hi,

thanks for your question.

increasing your dose of allopurinol could in the short term precipitate an attack of four yes.

best wishes
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Had Gout Attack. Taking Allopurinol, Atenolol. Does Increased Dose Of Tab Cause For Attack?

hi, thanks for your question. increasing your dose of allopurinol could in the short term precipitate an attack of four yes. best wishes