Gout Developments

Gout Research Review
Developments in the scientific and clinical understanding of gout
Gout is due to tissue deposition of monosodium crystals (MSU) that provokes a local inflammatory reaction and is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the elderly. The formation of MSU crystals is facilitated by hyperuricemia.
In the last two decades, both hyperuricemia and [...]

Febuxostat Age & Gender Research

Gout Research – new treatment clinical trial report.
The effect of age and gender on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of febuxostat, a novel nonpurine selective inhibitor of xanthine oxidase.
Khosravan R, Kukulka MJ, Wu JT, Joseph-Ridge N, Vernillet L.
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc, Lake Forest, Illinois, [...]