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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.
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Mashup Score: 0One-quarter of patients with gout receive colchicine despite potential interactions - 7 month(s) ago
Approximately 26% of patients with gout are commonly prescribed colchicine prophylaxis despite already using medications with potential interactions, according to data published in Rheumatology.“Colchicine toxicity is theoretically increased by concomitant treatment with common drugs,” Ram Bajpai, MS, PhD, of the Keele University School of Medicine, in the United Kingdom, and
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NEW RESEARCH—In patients with #gout initiating urate-lowering therapy, the risk of cardiovascular events was reduced in those prescribed #colchicine prophylaxis compared with no prophylaxis https://t.co/9yUhmA9Qdi https://t.co/Pg4a6EBJMN