Allopurinol and Joint aches - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Joint aches is reported as a side effect among people who take Allopurinol (allopurinol), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Humira, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Joint aches when taking Allopurinol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 188,106 people who have side effects when taking Allopurinol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Allopurinol?

Allopurinol has active ingredients of allopurinol. It is often used in gout. eHealthMe is studying from 190,861 Allopurinol users. Check the latest studies of Allopurinol.

What is Joint aches?

Joint aches (joint pain) is found to be associated with 4,219 drugs and 5,259 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Joint aches.

On Mar, 12, 2026

188,106 people reported to have side effects when taking Allopurinol.
Among them, 5,081 people (2.7%) have Joint aches.

Among these 5,081 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Allopurinol and have Joint aches?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Allopurinol:

Allopurinol (190,861 reports)

Joint aches treatments and more:

Joint aches (542,928 reports)

How severe was Joint aches and when was it recovered:

Joint aches in Allopurinol

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of allopurinol:

Joint aches and drugs with ingredients of allopurinol (5,269 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Allopurinol:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Joint aches:

Joint aches (4,219 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Joint aches:

Joint aches (5,259 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on allopurinol (the active ingredients of Allopurinol) and Allopurinol (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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