Getting Started With ULORIC

Do you have gout? Help Lower Uric Acid Levels With ULORIC

Like many people with gout, you may think you're somehow to blame for your gout attacks, but the root cause of gout is actually high uric acid levels in the blood. Lowering your uric acid level to below 6 mg/dL is the goal for the long-term treatment of gout. ULORIC was proven effective in helping achieve this goal. In clinical studies, ULORIC 40 mg helped as many people, and ULORIC 80 mg helped up to twice as many people, reach a healthy uric acid level (less than 6 mg/dL) compared with allopurinol, another medicine that is often used to lower uric acid.

So if you have gout, beginning ULORIC treatment to help lower your uric acid levels is an important step in the right direction!

How to Take ULORIC

ULORIC is a once-daily pill that you can take either with or without food. You can take it with antacids. So it should be easy to make taking ULORIC a part of your daily routine. . .maybe after you brush your teeth. It's available in both 40 mg and 80 mg doses. Your healthcare professional will decide which dose is right for you. You just need to make sure to take ULORIC exactly as he or she instructs you to.

If you have gout and you begin taking any medication to lower uric acid levels, including ULORIC, the crystals built up in your joints may begin to dissolve as your uric acid levels begin to decrease. This "shedding" of the crystals may lead to a gout flare. Do not stop taking ULORIC if you experience a flare. ULORIC is still working to lower your uric acid and you should keep taking it both during and between gout attacks. Talk to your healthcare professional in advance about other medicines to help prevent or manage flares during initial treatment.
Learn about the importance of continuing treatment with ULORIC.

Keeping Your Healthcare Professional in the Know

Before beginning ULORIC treatment to help lower your uric acid levels, make sure you've told your healthcare professional about any medical problems you have. This is especially important if:

• You have liver or kidney problems
• You have a history of heart disease or stroke
• You're pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• You're breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed

ULORIC and Other Medications

There are certain types of medications that shouldn't be taken with ULORIC. These include:

• Azathioprine
• Mercaptopurine
• Theophylline

You should also tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. ULORIC may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how ULORIC works. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them and show it to your healthcare professional and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

Where Should I Keep My ULORIC Pills?

First of all, be sure to keep ULORIC (and all medicines) out of the reach of children. Keep ULORIC out of the light, and make sure the temperature stays between 59ºF-86ºF (15ºC-30ºC).