Abstract Number: 1106 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between ABCG2 rs2231142 and Poor Response to Allopurinol: Replication and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Allopurinol is the most widely used urate-lowering drug. However, some patients treated with allopurinol do not achieve serum urate (SU) treatment target of <6mg/dl,…Abstract Number: 1111 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protective Effect of Allopurinol Use on Kidney Function Among Patients with Gout and Chronic Kidney Disease
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence that allopurinol may be protective of kidney function among hyperuricemic subjects, though clinicians are often cautious about using allopurinol in…Abstract Number: 1113 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Older Patients with Gout Initiating Probenecid Versus Allopurinol: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Gout is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and heart failure (HF). Although both probenecid and…Abstract Number: 1118 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diabetes and Gout: Real-World Evidence Evaluating Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Health Care Utilization
Background/Purpose: Gout and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are common in the United States (US), but little is known about potential associations of T2DM and…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Less Than Half of Patients Treated with High-Dose Allopurinol Reach Serum Uric Acid Target
Background/Purpose: Although allopurinol is FDA approved for up to 800 mg per day and EMEA authorized for up to 900 mg per day, most patients…Abstract Number: 1137 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urate Lowering to ACR-Recommended Targets Allows Significant Improvement of Severe Gout: A Monocentric Prospective Trial in Vietnam, Using a Systematic Treatment Protocol
Background/Purpose: Gout is frequent and severe in Vietnam, where urate-lowering drugs (ULD) are seldom used and many patients are treated only with traditional herbal medicine.…Abstract Number: 1144 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initiating Colchicine and Urate-Lowering Therapy Reduces Baseline Inflammation, and Improves Vascular Endothelial but Not Smooth Muscle Function in Gout Subjects: Resistance to Endothelial Improvement Among Patients with Cardiovascular Comorbidities
Background/Purpose: We have previously reported that patients with gout have impaired vascular endothelial and smooth muscle responsiveness, but whether initiating appropriate gout therapy ameliorates these…Abstract Number: 2058 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Study on Febuxostat Prescribing Practices for Patients with Chronic Gout Previously Managed with Allopurinol at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound
Background/Purpose: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines recommend use of either allopurinol or febuxostat as first-line approaches to urate lowering therapy in gout. Prior studies…Abstract Number: 2059 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allopurinol Dose-Titration Patterns Relative to Serum Uric Acid Levels in Gout Patients: US Electronic Health Record Data
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and is caused by elevated serum uric acid (sUA). Allopurinol is a first-line urate-lowering therapy…Abstract Number: 2265 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survey on Gout-Related Knowledge and Perception in Inpatient Setting on Hospitalized Patients with Gout
Background/Purpose: The increasing global burden of gout disease and its impact on the patient’s quality of life calls for new strategies in management. Even though…Abstract Number: 2844 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Older Patients with Gout Initiating Febuxostat Versus Allopurinol: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Gout, a disorder of uric acid deposition, is commonly treated with xanthine oxidase inhibitors like febuxostat and allopurinol. While it is well-known that patients…Abstract Number: 2848 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Gout Outcomes: The Randomized Evaluation of an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist-Led Intervention to Optimize Urate Lowering Pathways (RAmP-Up) Study
Background/Purpose: Allopurinol is a cornerstone therapy in gout management. Despite this, allopurinol use is suboptimal as providers often fail to follow the treat-to-target paradigm…Abstract Number: 194 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Tolerability of Concomitant Multiple Dose Administration of Verinurad (RDEA3170) and Allopurinol in Adult Male Subjects with Gout
Background/Purpose: Verinurad (RDEA3170) is a novel selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor in clinical development for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. This Phase 1, single-blind,…Abstract Number: 196 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacodynamic Effects and Safety of Verinurad in Combination with Allopurinol Versus Allopurinol Alone in Adults with Gout: A Phase 2a, Open-Label Study
Background/Purpose: Verinurad (RDEA3170) is a high-affinity, selective URAT1 inhibitor in development for treatment of gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia. This Phase 2a, randomized, open-label, multicenter study…Abstract Number: 201 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allopurinol Reduces the Risk of Myocardial Infarction (MI) in the Elderly: A Study of Medicare Claims
Background/Purpose: To assess whether allopurinol use reduces the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in the elderly. Methods: We used the 2006-2012 5% random sample of…