The prescription of allopurinol in a tertiary care centre: appropriate indications and dose adjustment.

Objective: To determine the appropriateness (both indications and adequate dosage regimen via creatinine clearance estimation) of allopurinol by physicians of different specialties in a tertiary care centre.

Patients And Methods: In this cross sectional study computerized clinical records of 156 adult patients who were prescribed allopurinol from 12th November to 11th December, 2011 were retrieved from Al Hada Hospital Taif Saudi Arabia. Main outcome variables were approprsiate indications of allopurinol, prescribing physician's specialty, and dosage of allopurinol.