Understand the tools doctors use to manage gout.
Acute flare treatment and long-term uric-acid management are different jobs. Many people need a plan for both.
NSAIDs
Anti-inflammatory medicines may be used for some acute flares. They are not appropriate for everyone.
Colchicine
A medication commonly used for acute gout and sometimes during initiation of urate-lowering therapy.
Corticosteroids
Another anti-inflammatory option that may be used when appropriate.
Allopurinol
A commonly prescribed long-term urate-lowering medicine.
Febuxostat
Another xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to lower uric acid in selected patients.
Other approaches
Additional urate-lowering options may be considered based on disease severity and treatment response.
Medication and FlareGuard have different jobs
Medication addresses inflammation and/or the underlying uric-acid problem. FlareGuard is being developed for the separate mechanical challenge of pressure and mobility during a flare.