GOUT Flashcards
Indomethacin
NSAID used in gouT
Acute treatment for gout
Colchicine
Used in acute stage of gout **TQ
-binds to Tubulin
-inhibits neutrophil migration
A.E- GIT irritation including diarrhea
Probenecid
Uricosuric
Reduced load of uric acid by increasing in urine
Not very potent
Losartain
Uricisurics
-weak
Helps reduce body load of uric acid increasing in urine
Rasbuticase
Pegloticase
Provides exogenous uricase
- only used for patient flooded with uricase as a result of chemo of lymphoma and leukemia
- can develop antibodies to them
Allopurinol
Decrease uric acid synthesis
- competitive inhibitor of Xanthine
Can cause severe hypersensitivity
TQ !!
Febuxostat
Decrease synthesis of uric acid
- non competitive inhibitor of Xanthine oxidase
- more potency and efficacy than allopurinol
- no allergen city
Steven Johnson’s syndrome
Association with HLA-B*5801 and allopurinol induces SJS/TEN
-screen This in patients
Antiinflammatories
Indomethacin
Colchicine
Probenecid
Losartain
Rasburicase
Pegloticase
Urosuric
Agennt
1) -increase loss in urine
2) exogenous uricase- chemo
Avoid salicylayes
Ferbuxostat
Allopurinol
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors for gout - decrease synthesis of uric acid