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What Medicines Cause Gout?
I have been diagnosed to have gout in m ankle. in reading further about gout, the article mentioned that some meds may cause gout of taken over a long period of time. Where can I find such a list? I take quite a few meds and was interested in this fact. Frances
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Medications that may trigger gout are many, but first of all is alcohol, diuretics, salycilates, nyacin, cyclosporin,levodopa , are among those which rise uric acid level in blood. Also avoid too much protein in your diet.
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Medications that may trigger gout are many, but first of all is alcohol, diuretics, salycilates, nyacin, cyclosporin,levodopa , are among those which rise uric acid level in blood. Also avoid too much protein in your diet.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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