Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data
In patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy, the risk of cardiovascular events was reduced in those prescribed colchicine prophylaxis compared with no prophylaxis. These findings provide an additional argument for using colchicine for gout flare prophylaxis.