How Does ULORIC Work?
ULORIC helps reduce your gout's root cause to a more manageable size
Let’s start with a fun little fact: ULORIC is the first FDA-approved branded prescription medicine for lowering uric acid in adults with gout in more than 40 years! That said, you’re probably wondering more about ULORIC, what it does, and how it works to help lower your uric acid levels.
What Is ULORIC?
ULORIC is a prescription medicine that lowers uric acid levels in adults with gout. ULORIC is not for the treatment of high uric acid without a history of gout.
The root cause of gout is high uric acid. ULORIC works by stopping the body from turning purines into uric acid to help you reach a healthy level (less than 6 mg/dL).
If your healthcare professional prescribes ULORIC, you should take it every day to help lower your uric acid level and keep it low over time. Individual results may vary.
Your gout may flare up when you start taking ULORIC. If you have a flare while taking ULORIC, do not stop taking your medicine. Your healthcare professional may tell you to take other medicines to help prevent or manage gout flares during initial treatment.
ULORIC May Work for You
Research shows keeping your uric acid level low (less than 6 mg/dL) can reduce future gout attacks over time. If you have gout, ULORIC can help you control your uric acid.
In clinical studies:
- ULORIC was proven effective in lowering uric acid to healthy levels
(less than 6 mg/dL).
- When ULORIC was compared with allopurinol, another medicine often used to lower uric acid:
- As many patients on ULORIC 40 mg reached a healthy uric acid level as those on allopurinol.
- Up to twice as many patients on ULORIC 80 mg reached a healthy uric acid level as those on allopurinol.
- ULORIC has been studied in more than 4000 patients, in some for more than five years.
ULORIC Is Simple to Take
- One 40 mg or 80 mg pill daily.
- You can take ULORIC with or without food.
- You can take ULORIC with antacids.
- You can take ULORIC without changing your dose if you are taking certain common medications, including:
- Colchicine
- Naproxen (Aleve®, Naprosyn)
- Indomethacin (Indocin)
- Hydrochlorothiazide (Aquazide H, HydroDIURIL)
- Warfarin (Coumadin)
- Desipramine (Norpramin)
- Your healthcare professional may do blood tests to check your liver function while you are taking ULORIC.
- Be sure to take ULORIC as your healthcare professional tells you
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