Effect of metformin use on clinical outcomes and serum urate in gout patients with diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.

Frouwke VeenstraLise M VerhoefMerel OpdamAlfons A den BroederWing-Yee KwokInger L MeekCornelia H M van den EndeMarcel FlendrieNoortje van Herwaarden

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2022)

In conclusion we could not confirm a clinically relevant anti-inflammatory or urate lowering effect of metformin in patients starting ULT treatment and receiving usual care flare prophylaxis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
quality improvement
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight loss