Treat-to-target or treat-to-dissolve strategy to improve gout treatment

Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41584-024-01117-5Medication adherence in gout is low, and discontinuation of urate-lowering therapy puts patients at risk of flares and cardiovascular events. A strategy to regularly monitor serum urate levels and the dissolution of urate deposits (particularly if visualized by patients) might encourage adherence in the long term.
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