Sulfinpyrazone : Before Using - Anturane, Anturan, Apo-Sulfinpyrazone, Novopyrazone

Sulfinpyrazone - Systemic

Brand Names

Anturane, Anturan, Apo-Sulfinpyrazone, Novopyrazone Sulfinpyrazone *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For sulfinpyrazone, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to sulfinpyrazone or to aspirin, oxyphenbutazone - Tandearil, or phenylbutazone - Butazolidin, or other anti-inflammatory analgesics - medication using for pain andinflammation. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Sulfinpyrazone has not been reported to cause problems in humans.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether sulfinpyrazone passes into the breast milk.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of sulfinpyrazone in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of sulfinpyrazone in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking sulfinpyrazone, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Anticoagulants - blood thinners
Carbenicillin by injection - Geopen
Cefamandole - Mandol
Cefoperazone - Cefobid
Cefotetan - Cefotan
Dipyridamole - Persantine
Divalproex - Depakote
Heparin - Panheprin
Inflammation or pain drug, except narcotics,
Moxalactam - Moxam
Pentoxifylline - Trental
Plicamycin - Mithracin
Ticarcillin - Ticar
Valproic acid - Depakene Use of these medication together with sulfinpyrazone may increase the risk of bleeding

Antineoplastics - cancer drug The risk of serious side effects may be increased

Aspirin or other salicylates, including bismuth subsalicylate - Pepto Bismol These medication may keep sulfinpyrazone from help you in treating gout, depending on the amount of aspirin or other salicylate that you take and how often you take it. Taking sulfinpyrazone and aspirin together may also increase the risk of bleeding

Nitrofurantoin - Furadantin Sulfinpyrazone may keep nitrofurantoin from help you

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of sulfinpyrazone. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood disease - or history of
Cancer being treated by antineoplastics - cancer drug or radiation - x-rays
Kidney stones - or history of or other kidney disease
Stomach ulcer or other stomach or intestinal problems - or history of The risk of serious side effects may be increased; also, sulfinpyrazone may not work properly for treating gout if some kinds of kidney disease are present