title: Preventing acute gout when starting allopurinol therapy. Colchicine or NSAIDs?
abstract: Acute gout is a well known complication of the commencement of allopurinol therapy. Prophylaxis is needed for some months, even after serum urate levels have returned to normal. Colchicine is usually preferable to NSAIDs for this purpose, being cheaper, and better tolerated, especially in patients with peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding or dyspepsia or who are taking anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kot
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006073:Gout / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000493:Allopurinol; D003078:Colchicine