Given Sobi's cash flow generation from its hemophilia business and mature product Synagis, the firm ended 2024 with a net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.6 times. We expect the firm can support this level of ...

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The international consulting firm Clarivate makes its bet among the novelties ready for the medicine cabinet this year: three ...

For those living with joint pain, there’s some good news. A recent study suggests that a pill called colchicine might help ...

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New Phase III data for AstraZeneca's gout drug lesinurad have backed its efficacy and seem to address earlier concerns about its safety. Last year, AZ reported the results of the Phase III LIGHT ...

and number of medications used during the 12 months prior to the study index date. RESULTS: Over the 7 years of claims data through 2005, there were 11,935 gout patients aged 65 years or older.

Take­da has end­ed the man­u­fac­tur­ing and sup­ply of its gout drug Uloric in the US mar­ket as more pa­tients turn to gener­ic ver­sions, the com­pa­ny … ...

The drug, also known as febuxostat, was cleared for chronic management of hyperuricemia—or high uric acid levels in the body—in patients with gout and was previously available in 40-mg and 80 ...

Potential associations between urate and gout and lipid-lowering drugs have been revealed in observational studies. However, the effects of lipid-lowering drugs on urate and gout remain controversial.

A survey of rheumatologists showed overall good adherence to ACR guidelines for gout management. Less than 50% reported following initial recommended dosages for allopurinol or febuxostat.

Gout medication treatment patterns were identified from the pharmacy claims. Use of NSAIDs (selective/non-selective), colchicine, corticosteroids (oral or injections), probenecid, and allopurinol ...