| There is very little medical evidence to conclusively | | | | effects include eruptions on skin, inflammation of |
| prove the efficacy of the drugs that are prevalent in | | | | blood vessels and toxicity of the liver. Liver function |
| the treatment of gout. The condition is usually dealt | | | | tests and blood counts should be conducted |
| with the use of steroids or common | | | | periodically on patients under allopurinol treatment. |
| anti-inflammatory medicines. However, if left | | | | Colchicine is employed in reducing gout attacks. |
| untreated, gout can lead to further complications like | | | | However, faulty doses can be fatal. Stomach |
| kidney stone and permanent immovability of joints. | | | | problems like spasms, queasiness, or diarrhea are |
| The disease may also spread to other joints of the | | | | possible side effects. Serious anemia and alarmingly |
| body. | | | | loe leucocyte count can also occur, along with muscle |
| General hyper-uricaemia, or more than normal level of | | | | inflammation and disorders of the bone marrow, in |
| uric acid in bloodstream, is asymptomatic and | | | | extreme cases. Patients suffering from kidney |
| treatment with prescription-medicines is not advisable. | | | | problems should not use this medicine. |
| Only in cases of severe gout attacks and other | | | | Indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| related complications like kidney stones, traditional | | | | (NSAID) - the current treatment of choice for |
| medicines applicable for gout treatment should be | | | | alleviating gout attacks. Interim use of this drug does |
| used. No medicine should ever be resorted to prior to | | | | not cause any noteworthy toxicity. |
| seeking counsel of qualified medical practitioners. | | | | Prednisone administration in gout is becoming |
| These medicines have far-reaching side effects and | | | | widespread these days. This medicine is |
| may cause irreparable damage to the organs of the | | | | immunosuppressive and serious side effects may |
| body. Hence the use of these drugs should be limited | | | | include cataract, thinning of the bone, osteoporosis |
| to extreme cases of gout only. | | | | and overall decrease in immunity. Acid reflux, sodium |
| On the other hand, GC can be utilized by both gout | | | | retention acne, night sweats, hyperglycemia are |
| sufferers and individuals having high levels of uric acid | | | | commonly reported side effects. Thrush, or yeast |
| in heir blood. GC is comparatively safe in that it has | | | | growth, may occur in the mouth, indicating the |
| only positive side effects; it benefits patients of type | | | | replenishment of beneficial bacteria in the body that |
| 2 diabetes by lowering their insulin needs. | | | | help in combating infections. |
| The other medicines that are commonly employed | | | | All these medications actually target the specific |
| include: | | | | symptoms of the gout, but the root cause of this |
| Allopurinol (Zyloprim) this is a prescription drug that | | | | affliction remains untreated. |
| hinders the synthesis of uric acid. Possible side | | | | |