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ReviewCureus2023

Gout Treatment and Clinical Considerations: The Role of Pegloticase, Colchicine, and Febuxostat.

Michael J Quintana, Alika Z Shum, Michael S Folse, Prerana C Ramesh, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Giustino Varrassi, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D Kaye

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael J QuintanaSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Alika Z ShumSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Michael S FolseSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Prerana C RameshRadiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Shahab AhmadzadehAnesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Giustino VarrassiPain Medicine, Paolo Procacci Foundation, Rome, ITA.
Sahar ShekoohiAnesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Alan D KayeAnesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Fondazione Roma · ITLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gout treatment has evolved rapidly in recent decades, and various drugs have been designed for acute and chronic management. Three medications used to treat gout include pegloticase, colchicine, and febuxostat. When prescribing these drugs, important factors to consider include pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, population specifics, benefits, and contraindications. Pharmacokinetic considerations of each drug include absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination factors. Pharmacodynamics factors are assessed by their potential for toxicity and effects on serum uric acid levels. Additionally, the drug's targeted population must be considered to avoid unwanted complications in certain pre-existing conditions such as cardiovascular disease or glucose-6-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. In this paper, we aim to provide insight into the gout medications, pegloticase, colchicine, and febuxostat. This review will include their pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, population specifics, benefits, and contraindications.

Indexed as

colcrys (colchicine)goutkrystexxa (pegloticase)uloric (febuxostat)uric acid

Identifiers

PMID37937020
PMCPMC10627564
OpenAlexW4387421859

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Registered trials

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