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Expert advice for Lodiric Capsule SR
Your doctor has prescribed Lodiric to reduce episodes of gout attack. Take Lodiric at the same time every day, with or without food. Take plenty of fluids (2-3 litres) daily while on Lodiric. Notify your doctor if you develop a rash. This could be a sign of allergy and should go away on discontinuing Lodiric. When you first start taking Lodiric, you might have more gout attacks. Do not stop Lodiric on having an acute attack of gout as that could make an attack worse. To ensure that Lodiric is working, you may have to undergo blood tests regularly.

Q. Is Lodiric safe to use?
Lodiric is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor

Q. What is Lodiric?
Lodiric belongs to a group of medicines called xanthine oxidase inhibitors. It reduces the amount of uric acid in the body by blocking one of the processes that make it. It is used to treat gout (pain and swelling of the small joints due to elevated levels of uric acid in the blood and subsequent deposition in the joints), kidney stones, and to remove uric acid from the body in certain cancers.

Q. Can I take Lodiric with Torasemide?
Lodiric can be taken with Torasemide. Lodiric is sometimes given to decrease the hyperuricemic effects of Torasemide. However, Lodiric is not safe in patients with renal failure, so may need to be replaced with another similar medicine like febuxostat.

Q. How is Lodiric different from febuxostat?
Both Lodiric and febuxostat work in a similar way by lowering uric acid levels. However, as compared to Lodiric, febuxostat is seen to be more effective and faster in its action. Also, in patients taking Lodiric, a dose adjustment is needed if the patient has mild, moderate or severe renal failure while in the case of febuxostat a dose adjustment may be needed only in patients with severe renal failure.

Q. Can I take Lodiric with febuxostat?
Both Lodiric and febuxostat are uric acid lowering agents and work in a similar way. So, using both the two medicines together may not be very beneficial and can increase the risk of side effects. However, there have been studies where febuxostat when used with Lodiric in patients with refractory gout, was quite effective in providing relief. So, a combined use would be best decided by your treating doctor depending on your condition.