This research investigates the impact of colchicine, a medication used to prevent gout flares, on cardiovascular events in patients initiating urate-lowering therapy. Using a large UK primary care database, the study compared patients prescribed colchicine prophylaxis with those who received no prophylaxis. The findings suggest that colchicine prophylaxis is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction or stroke in gout patients starting urate-lowering therapy.

Based on Cipolletta E, et al. Lancet Rheumatol 2025

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