It is a common fact that when a person undergoes treatment for gout there may be gout flares that appear. This is caused by drugs that are used to lower the level of uric acid in the body. Due to the occurrence of gout flares, people stop taking the drugs but it is important to know that once these gout flares appear and if the individual continues to take the medication they will ease gradually. But when they stop the treatment abruptly it may cause them to suffer more than they should.
There are individuals who when attacked with gout chose to use home remedies and it helps to cure gout immediately. But unfortunately it is not the same case with everyone. There are no studies to prove the fact that the falling level of uric acid in the body can also cause gout attacks.
It is for this reason that doctors prescribe this drug called colchicines or what researchers call prophymaxis which is used for advance attack prevention. Basically it helps to lower the level of uric acid in the body and at the same time it suppresses the immune system's response to make sure that the attacks are minimized. Another term used for the colchicines is NSAIDS, it helps reduce or completely stop the pain. At times it may not be effective at all. There are different types of NSAIDS but the one which is considered to be the most effective is called indomethacin.
Doctors usually prescribe these drugs for different time periods because these medications do have side effects and thus they may not be prescribed for more than six months as it varies in each case.
There are various studies made on the facts of gout attacks. The report that was released by the European medicines Agency-EMEA shows that when a large group of gout patients were tested using febuxostat under a controlled trial, which was a trial medication. The medication varied from person to person and for some of them they had to stop the medication before 8 weeks.
During the trial of the medication most of the patients suffered from gout flares. There were 2 major phases of the febuxostat. Phase 3 was the last and most important trial which was to be completed before the pharmaceutical could be submitted for approval. The report consisted of APEX and FACT. The studies states that after a certain period of time of taking the medication the gout attacks stopped but then the gout flares rose again and after taking the medication again in proper measurements they declined. For some people it worked while for others it did not.
There are individuals who when attacked with gout chose to use home remedies and it helps to cure gout immediately. But unfortunately it is not the same case with everyone. There are no studies to prove the fact that the falling level of uric acid in the body can also cause gout attacks.
It is for this reason that doctors prescribe this drug called colchicines or what researchers call prophymaxis which is used for advance attack prevention. Basically it helps to lower the level of uric acid in the body and at the same time it suppresses the immune system's response to make sure that the attacks are minimized. Another term used for the colchicines is NSAIDS, it helps reduce or completely stop the pain. At times it may not be effective at all. There are different types of NSAIDS but the one which is considered to be the most effective is called indomethacin.
Doctors usually prescribe these drugs for different time periods because these medications do have side effects and thus they may not be prescribed for more than six months as it varies in each case.
There are various studies made on the facts of gout attacks. The report that was released by the European medicines Agency-EMEA shows that when a large group of gout patients were tested using febuxostat under a controlled trial, which was a trial medication. The medication varied from person to person and for some of them they had to stop the medication before 8 weeks.
During the trial of the medication most of the patients suffered from gout flares. There were 2 major phases of the febuxostat. Phase 3 was the last and most important trial which was to be completed before the pharmaceutical could be submitted for approval. The report consisted of APEX and FACT. The studies states that after a certain period of time of taking the medication the gout attacks stopped but then the gout flares rose again and after taking the medication again in proper measurements they declined. For some people it worked while for others it did not.
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