Urate Lowering Therapy with Febuxostat in Daily Practice—A Multicentre, Open-Label, Prospective Observational Study
Joint Authors
Reuss-Borst, Monika
Koch, Ute
Tausche, Anne-Kathrin
Source
International Journal of Rheumatology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Febuxostat, a novel xanthine oxidase inhibitor for the treatment of symptomatic hyperuricemia, showed superiority over allopurinol in the reduction of serum uric acid levels in pivotal studies.
Whether this holds true the FORTE (febuxostat in the oral urate lowering treatment: effectiveness and safety) study was conducted to evaluate treatment with febuxostat under daily practice conditions.
Materials/Methods.
The multicentre, open-label, and prospective observational study was conducted in 1,690 German medical practices from 9/2010 to 5/2011.
Safety and efficacy data were assessed at baseline and week 4.
Results.
Data from 5,592 gout patients (72.6% male, mean age 63.7 years) were collected.
Under urate lowering treatment with febuxostat mean serum uric acid levels decreased significantly from 8.9 ± 1.9 mg/dL ( 534.0 ± 114.6 μ mol/L) at baseline to 6.2 ± 2.5 mg/dL ( 372.0 ± 150.0 μ mol/L) at week 4.
67% which reached the mean uric acid target ( 6.1 ± 1.0 mg/dL [ 366.0 ± 59.4 μ mol/L]).
Only 43.1% of patients received concomitant flare prophylaxis.
A total of 178 adverse events (mostly gout flares) were reported in 152 patients (2.6%).
Conclusion.
Febuxostat lowers serum uric acid levels effectively in routine clinical practice.
Overall, treatment with febuxostat in both available dosages (80 mg/120 mg) was safe and well tolerated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tausche, Anne-Kathrin& Reuss-Borst, Monika& Koch, Ute. 2014. Urate Lowering Therapy with Febuxostat in Daily Practice—A Multicentre, Open-Label, Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tausche, Anne-Kathrin…[et al.]. Urate Lowering Therapy with Febuxostat in Daily Practice—A Multicentre, Open-Label, Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tausche, Anne-Kathrin& Reuss-Borst, Monika& Koch, Ute. Urate Lowering Therapy with Febuxostat in Daily Practice—A Multicentre, Open-Label, Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1037594
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1037594