BACKGROUND: New drugs and new evidence concerning the use of established treatments have become available since the publication of the first European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of gout, in 2006. This situation has prompted a systematic review and update of the 2006 recommendations. METHODS: The EULAR task force consisted of 15 rheumatologists, 1 radiologist, 2 general practitioners, 1 research fellow, 2 patients and 3 experts in epidemiology/methodology from 12 European countries. A systematic review of the literature concerning all aspects of gout treatments was performed. Subsequently, recommendations were formulated by use of a Delphi consensus approach. RESULTS: Three overarching principles and 11 key recommendations were generated. For the treatment of flare, colchicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), oral or intra-articular steroids or a combination are recommended. In patients with frequent flare and contraindications to colchicine, NSAIDs and corticosteroids, an interleukin-1 blocker should be considered. In addition to education and a non-pharmacological management approach, urate-lowering therapy (ULT) should be considered from the first presentation of the disease, and serum uric acid (SUA) levels should be maintained at<6 mg/dL (360 µmol/L) and <5 mg/dL (300 µmol/L) in those with severe gout. Allopurinol is recommended as first-line ULT and its dosage should be adjusted according to renal function. If the SUA target cannot be achieved with allopurinol, then febuxostat, a uricosuric or combining a xanthine oxidase inhibitor with a uricosuric should be considered. For patients with refractory gout, pegloticase is recommended. CONCLUSIONS: These recommendations aim to inform physicians and patients about the non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments for gout and to provide the best strategies to achieve the predefined urate target to cure the disease.

• MeSH
• antiflogistika nesteroidní terapeutické užití   MeSH
• antiuratika terapeutické užití   MeSH
• delfská metoda MeSH
• direktivní poradenství MeSH
• dna (nemoc) krev   farmakoterapie   terapie   MeSH
• hormony kůry nadledvin terapeutické užití   MeSH
• interleukin-1 antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• kyselina močová krev   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• medicína založená na důkazech MeSH
• syndrom vzplanutí nemoci MeSH
• vzdělávání pacientů jako téma MeSH
• životní styl MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi MeSH

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of interferon beta (IFN beta) in combination with methotrexate in treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: 209 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, who had been on methotrexate for at least six months and at a stable dose for four weeks before study entry, were randomised in double blind fashion to receive placebo (0.05 ml or 0.5 ml), IFN beta 2.2 microg (0.05 ml), or IFN beta 44 microg (0.5 ml), given subcutaneously three times weekly for 24 weeks. The primary efficacy measure was a change in radiological scores at week 24. The secondary endpoint was the proportion of patients who met the ACR 20% improvement criteria at the end of the study. Synovial biopsy specimens were obtained before and after treatment from a subset of patients. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the presence of inflammatory cells and the results were measured by digital image analysis. Collagen crosslinks were measured in urine at different times throughout the study. RESULTS: Analysis of radiological scores and clinical variable showed no changes in any of the groups, and there were no differences between the groups. On microscopic analysis of synovial tissue there was no significant change in the scores for infiltration by inflammatory cells after IFN beta treatment. Urinary levels of collagen crosslinks were unchanged between the treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS: At the doses tested, treatment with IFN beta three times weekly in combination with methotrexate did not have a clinical or radiological effect in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

• MeSH
• antirevmatika škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
• injekce subkutánní MeSH
• interferon beta škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• kombinovaná farmakoterapie MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• methotrexát terapeutické užití   MeSH
• revmatoidní artritida farmakoterapie   patologie   radiografie   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• synoviální membrána patologie   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH