Archive for the 'Gout Medicines' Category

Swiss Researchers find a breakthrough in gout and arthritis treatment

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Since the beginning of the year, there have been a trickle of articles about the “miracle Swiss Gout discovery”. The research they refer to is from Professor Jürg Tschopp and his team at the University of Lausanne.
As we know, gout is caused when excess uric acid in the bloodstream crystalizes. The crystals collect in the […]

Savient’s Puricase: a plan for untreatable Gout

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Savient Pharmaceuticals has issued a press release (1/31/06) regarding their status on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Buried in that release is the revelation of what they consider to be a very promising med currently under development.
From the release:
The Company’s lead product development candidate, Puricase(R), for the treatment of refractory gout has reported positive […]

A critical review of the evidence on Febuxostat for Gout

Friday, December 9th, 2005

A follow-up on my last post about clinical trials on Febuxostat as a treatment for Gout:
Medpundit has had a look at the study, and he’s not too impressed with its performance compared to Allopurinol.
Read more:
Is there a new cure for gout? [MedPundit]