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Xanthine oxidase inhibitor (gout)Reviewed May 19, 2026

Allopurinol (Zyloprim) and Ketamine Therapy | Tovani Health

Zyloprim (Allopurinol) (also: Aloprim)Xanthine oxidase inhibitor (gout)

Verdict at Tovani Health

Fully compatible with KAP.

Allopurinol and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Common chronic medication for gout and hyperuricemia prevention. Continue as normal.

If you take Zyloprim regularly and are considering at-home ketamine therapy, the combination is generally safe at therapeutic doses. This page covers the brief pharmacologic context and what we do at intake.

How Zyloprim interacts with ketamine

Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, reducing uric acid production. No CYP interactions of clinical significance with ketamine.

What we do at intake

Continue as normal.

Bottom line

Allopurinol and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Common chronic medication for gout and hyperuricemia prevention. Continue as normal.

Ready to find out if at-home ketamine fits your situation?

We’ll note that you’re on Zyloprim (Allopurinol) at intake. The eligibility check takes 5 minutes and gives you an honest answer about whether at-home ketamine fits your specific situation.

FL and NJ residents only. Benjamin Soffer, DO — Tovani Health.

Clinically reviewed

Reviewed by Benjamin Soffer, DO on May 19, 2026. Dr. Soffer is a board-certified physician (American Board of Internal Medicine) licensed in Florida and New Jersey, prescribing at-home ketamine therapy through Tovani Health.

This page is general information about how this medication interacts with at-home ketamine therapy at Tovani Health. It is not a substitute for medical advice from your prescribing physician about your specific situation. Always discuss medication changes with the doctor who prescribed them.