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Persistence with urate-lowering therapy in Australia: A longitudinal analysis of allopurinol prescriptions

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men. Despite the availability of effective urate-lowering therapies (ULT), the management of gout is suboptimal due to poor persistence with ULT. This study examined national prescribing patterns of ULT to determine persistence with allopurinol in Australia.

Authors: Matthew J Coleshill, Richard O Day, Karson Tam, Mahsa Kouhkamari, Vincent Caillet, Eindra Aung, Diluk R W Kannangara, Peter Cronin, Anthony Rodgers, Sophie L Stocker

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35675118/ | Date: June 21, 2022

Musculo-skeletalPCIreal world evidenceRheumatologyRWD

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