Articles tagged with "Gout"

FDA Reviewers Question Safety of AstraZeneca’s Gout Drug

Amrutha Penumudi | October 23, 2015

(Reuters)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers have raised concerns about kidney- and heart-related side effects noted in trials on AstraZeneca Plc’s gout treatment, especially at higher doses. FDA reviewers, in a preliminary review published on Wednesday, expressed concerns over higher death rates related to the side effects in patients who took the drug,…

Patients May Be Right: Tomatoes May Trigger Gout Flares

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | October 5, 2015

Dietary triggers of gout flares are associated with high levels of serum urate. A study recently uncovered an association between high serum urate and tomatoes, the first such link established beyond patient anecdotes…

ACR Releases Two New Publications

American College of Rheumatology | September 15, 2015

Two new ACR publications, created in collaboration with the European League Against Rheumatism, aim to improve the treatment of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and introduce new classification criteria for gout…

Reducing Gout Flare Frequency Saves Money

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | August 10, 2015

A new data-driven study tracked and analyzed gout-related healthcare costs for more than three years, determining the financial burden of flares and the possible benefit of proper flare management…

Phase 3 Studies Evaluate Lesinurad for Gout Treatment

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | July 15, 2015

For 12 months, two studies examined the use of lesinurad in combination with allopurinol to treat gout, with patients achieving reduced serum uric acid levels and demonstrating no severe toxicity.

Generic Colchicine Approved for Gout Prophylaxis

Richard Quinn | March 1, 2015

The cost for therapeautic gout treatment may soon go down, thanks to a recent court ruling

2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: New Directions for Gout

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2015

Economics of care, more aggressive treatment targets needed for better gout management

Metabolic Biosensor Implicated in Gout

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | February 1, 2015

AMP-activated protein kinase may be link between nutritional excess, inflammation that leads to gout

Coding Corner Answers: January

Staff | January 1, 2015

Proper coding for cases of drug-induced gout, systemic lupus erythematosus with lung involvement, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis

Coding Corner Questions: January

Staff | January 1, 2015

Coding cases of drug-induced gout, systemic lupus erythematosus with lung involvement, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis