UPDATED EULAR GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF GOUT. COMMENTS ON CERTAIN ITEMS

Abstract

In 2016, after 10 years since publication, the international guidelines of the European Antirheumatic League (EULAR) for the management of gout were updated for the first time. The final version of the updated guidelines includes three overarching postulates and 11 key recommendations evaluating principles of the symptomatic therapy of an acute attack of arthritis and, more importantly, strategies of urate-lowering therapy. The aim of the above-mentioned guidelines is the possibility of their practical use. However, some statements, which contain controversial judgments, require further discussion and clarification, also in the context of russian realities.

Keywords

• gout
• uric acid
• urate-lowering therapy
• allopurinol
• febuxostat