Uric Acid Kidney Stones Allopurinol. Read more on signs of kidney stones. Important warnings severe skin rash.
Allopurinol reduces the production of uric acid a compound produced by the body associated with gout and kidney stones by inhibiting an enzyme called xanthine oxidase. Read more on signs of kidney stones. Allopurinol lowers the level of uric acid in your bloodstream by preventing your body from producing uric acid.
Potassium citrate is the treatment of choice for the prevention of recurrence of uric acid calculi.
Allopurinol reduces the frequency of stone formation in hyperuricosuric patients with recurrent uric acid stones and or gout. A kidney stone is a hard mass of crystallized minerals that form in the kidneys or urinary tract. While allopurinol cannot treat kidney stones once they occur allopurinol can lower levels of uric acid and help prevent a reoccurrence of kidney. Important warnings severe skin rash.