RightHealth Daily Dose » febuxostat http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 First New Gout Drug In 40 Years http://dailydose.righthealth.com/arthritis-and-rheumatology/first-new-gout-drug-in-40-years/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/arthritis-and-rheumatology/first-new-gout-drug-in-40-years/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:32:33 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1249 The US Food and Drug Administration has given approval to the first new gout drug to appear on the market in 40 years. Gout is an intensely painful form of arthritis. The new drug, febuxostat, will be marketed in the US under the name Uloric by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Febuxostat lower the concentration of uric acid in the blood of people with gout. It has been shown to be effective in clinical trials and is safe for patient with kidney or liver problems.

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