Gout drug cuts need for joint replacements and ‘may slow OA progression’: study
The anti-inflammatory medication was associated with a lower rate of total hip and knee replacements, say researchers.
Low-dose colchicine may lower the incidence of total hip and knee replacements by a third in older adults with chronic coronary artery disease, report Australian and Dutch cardiologists.Â
Results from a phase III trial — the largest of its kind to date — showed that this association remained significant even after excluding those with gout at baseline.
