Before you begin using a medication, be sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions or Allergies you may have, any medications you are taking, whether you are pregnant or breast-feeding, and any other significant facts about your health. These factors may affect how you should use Sulfinpyrazone.

Allergy: Some people who are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) also experience allergic reactions sulfinpyrazone. Before you take sulfinpyrazone, inform your doctor about any previous adverse reactions you have had to medications, especially ASA. Contact your doctor at once if you experience signs of an allergic reaction, such as skin rash, itching, difficulty breathing or swelling of the face and throat.

Diabetes: Sulfinpyrazone may cause a loss of control of diabetes by increasing blood glucose (sugar). If you have diabetes or are at risk of developing diabetes, discuss with your doctor how Sulfinpyrazone may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of Sulfinpyrazone, and whether any special monitoring is needed. You may need to check your blood glucose levels more often.

Fluids: If you are prone to gout (high uric acid levels) and also take diuretics (water pills), make sure to drink lots of fluids. Your doctor may want you to start with a low dose of sulfinpyrazone. At the start of treatment, attacks of gout may occur more frequently because uric acid is being freed from affected joints. Therefore, maintain an adequate fluid intake. If an attack of gout occurs, sulfinpyrazone should be continued but your doctor will likely add other treatments (e.g., Colchicine or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [but not ASA]).

Kidney function: Sulfinpyrazone may cause sodium and water retention. If you have a history of Kidney Disease or reduced kidney function, discuss with your doctor how Sulfinpyrazone may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of Sulfinpyrazone, and whether any special monitoring is needed.

Stomach problems: Sulfinpyrazone may cause stomach problems or re-activate stomach ulcers. If you have a history of stomach problems, healed peptic ulcer or active ulcers, discuss with your doctor how Sulfinpyrazone may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of Sulfinpyrazone, and whether any special monitoring is needed.

Pregnancy: Sulfinpyrazone should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks. If you become pregnant while taking Sulfinpyrazone, contact your doctor immediately.

Breast-feeding: It is not known if sulfinpyrazone passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking Sulfinpyrazone, it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breastfeeding.