How common are side effects of treatment to prevent gout flares when starting allopurinol?

Saul, Helen; Deeney, Brendan; Swaithes, Laura; Roddy, Edward · BMJ · 2024

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Abstract

The studyRoddy E, Bajpai R, Forrester H, et al. Safety of colchicine and NSAID prophylaxis when initiating urate-lowering therapy for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. <i>Ann Rheum Dis</i> 2023;82:1618-25.To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/how-common-are-side-effects-of-treatment-to-prevent-gout-flares-when-starting-allopurinol/.

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