Do you recommend allopurinol desensitization in gout patients who develop a rash on allopurinol therapy?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I don't recommend desensitization for allopurinol-allergic patients. There was a time when this made sense due to the lack of a viable alternative therapy. The process is cumbersome in a private practice setting and not as simple as providing the patient with a prescription for febuxostat.Febuxostat...
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I have successfully desensitized patients to sulfa...
I must compliment you on a very ingenious way to p...