Question

A 51-year-old with recurrent gout flares has serum urate 9.2 mg/dL, normal renal function. What is the preferred first-line urate-lowering therapy and target urate?

Accepted Answer

Allopurinol; target <6 mg/dL

Answer

Probenecid; target <8 mg/dL

Answer

Febuxostat; target <7 mg/dL

Answer

Colchicine daily; no urate target

Answer

Allopurinol; target <5 mg/dL for all patients

Practice question

A 51-year-old with recurrent gout flares has serum urate 9.2 mg/dL, normal renal function. What is the preferred first-line urate-lowering therapy and target urate?