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New agents for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia: febuxostat, puricase, and beyond.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20425022     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The rising prevalence of gout has led the pharmaceutical industry to rediscover what it had considered a forgotten disease. In April 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved febuxostat (Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Deerfield, IL), the first new urate-lowering gout drug in more than 40 years. In August 2009, the FDA approved colchicine for the treatment of acute gout. Several other pharmaceutical companies are also conducting clinical trials to test new drugs for acute and chronic gout. This article reviews new drugs and drugs in development in the management of acute and chronic gout.
Authors:
Naomi Schlesinger
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current rheumatology reports     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1534-6307     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr Rheumatol Rep     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-28     Completed Date:  2010-07-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100888970     Medline TA:  Curr Rheumatol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  130-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. schlesna@umdnj.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Chronic Disease
Colchicine / therapeutic use*
Gout / drug therapy*
Gout Suppressants / therapeutic use*
Humans
Hyperuricemia / drug therapy*
Polyethylene Glycols / therapeutic use*
Thiazoles / therapeutic use*
Urate Oxidase / therapeutic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gout Suppressants; 0/Polyethylene Glycols; 0/Thiazoles; 0/polyethylene glycol-uricase; 144060-53-7/febuxostat; 64-86-8/Colchicine; EC 1.7.3.3/Urate Oxidase

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