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Safety and efficacy of oral febuxostat for treatment of HLA-B*5801-negative gout: a randomized, open-label, multicentre, allopurinol-controlled study.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology - 1 Jul 2016
Yu K-H, Lai J-H, Hsu P-N, Chen D-Y, Chen C-J, Lin H-Y
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OBJECTIVES: This phase IIIB study compared the efficacy and safety of febuxostat and allopurinol in gout patients with or without tophi who were HLA-B*5801 negative. METHOD: Eligible patients were randomized to a febuxostat group (80 mg QD) or an allopurinol group (300 mg QD). Following an initial 2-week washout period, over the next 12 weeks we made five measurements of serum urate levels along with assessments...
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