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Table 2 Use of acute and chronic gout medication treatments in initiators of urate-lowering drugs (ULDs)

From: Adherence with urate-lowering therapies for the treatment of gout

ULD

Population, N (%)

Allopurinol

4,042 (97)

Probenecid

123 (3)

Sulfinpyrazone

1 (0)

Acute gout treatments prior to ULD initiation*:

 

   NSAIDs

2,003 (48)

   Colchicine

862 (21)

   Glucocorticoids

742 (18)

Possible gout flare prophylaxis prior to ULD initiation†:

 

   NSAIDs

1,554 (37)

   Colchicine

1,189 (29)

   Glucocorticoids

675 (16)

  1. Total population N = 4,166.
  2. *Based on dispensings 1 to 12 months prior to ULD initiation; †based on dispensings 30 days prior to and including the date of ULD initiation.
  3. NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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