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Improving management of gout in primary care: a new UK management guideline.

Mallen; Roddy

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Abstract

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis, affecting 2.5% of adults in the UK.1 Despite its prevalence and the availability of potentially ‘curative’ urate-lowering therapies (ULT) such as allopurinol, gout remains undertreated in both primary and secondary care. Under half of patients receive ULT and many do not have ULT escalated sufficiently to reduce serum uric acid (sUA) below recommended target levels.

Acceptance Date Feb 27, 2017
Publication Date Jun 1, 2017
Journal British Journal of General Practice
Print ISSN 0960-1643
Publisher Royal College of General Practitioners
Pages 284 - 285
DOI https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691313
Publisher URL https://bjgp.org/content/67/659/284