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Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout
Gout treatment with pegloticase was well tolerated in a dialysis-dependent population, researchers found in a small study. In an analysis of 42 patients with uncontrolled gout currently undergoing routine outpatient dialysis, most received on-label pegloticase (Krystexxa) consisting of biweekly infusions, with a median of three infusions, reported Anthony Bleyer, MD, of Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues. In total, nine patients (21%) received 12 or more pegloticase infusions, and the median interval between doses was 14 days (average of 19.5 days)...
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