Hyperuricaemia
Hyperuricaemia means having too much uric acid in the blood. It is the underlying cause of gout, a form of arthritis where uric acid crystals build up around joints and trigger sudden, severe pain.
Key points
- More common in men, particularly with advancing age, and sometimes runs in families.
- An untreated gout attack usually lasts one to two weeks, and future attacks may last even longer without treatment.
- Acute attacks are generally managed with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, while recurrent attacks or persistently high uric acid levels may require uric acid-lowering medicine taken regularly.
Medicines listed for Hyperuricaemia
The two listed products are both tablets. Allopurinol and Febuxostat belong to a group of medicines that lower uric acid production in the body, targeting the hyperuricaemia that drives gout.