Treatment of Acute Gout Flares in the Emergency Department: Prescribing Patterns and Revisit Rates

CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: Roughly 30% of patients did not receive an anti-inflammatory on discharge, and opioids were frequently overused in gout management in the ED. There is an opportunity for further education of health care providers regarding gout treatment.PMID:34282640 | DOI:10.1177/10600280211032295

Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - July 20, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Luigi Brunetti Janaki Vekaria Peter E Lipsky Naomi Schlesinger Source Type: research