Two options: Colchicine may control the acute attacks while other medicines are started to lower uric acid levels which will ultimately prevent gout. One choice would be uloric which is a daily pill. If that fails, Krystexxa (pegloticase) is an an option. Krystexxa (pegloticase) is more powerful than other drugs but is given by intravenous infusion every two weeks.
Answered 12/16/2014
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Depends: You could try uloric, although a cross reactive allergy is possible. The next step if the gout was bad enough is pegloticase. You can also try losartan although the effect is mild (0.5 mg/dl). This also assumes you've already done all the lifestyle modifications like avoiding the wrong foods and drinks, exercise, weight loss, controlling comorbid diseases (psoriatic arthritis), etc.
Answered 7/16/2012
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Uloric or Krystexxa (pegloticase): Uloric works like Allopurinol and can be tolerated in many who are allergic to it. Krystexxa, (pegloticase) an infusion, is extremely helpful at first but l may not work long term in half of patients. Ask a rheumatologist.
Answered 3/16/2017
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