Gout

Porirua pharmacy owner Graeme Blanchard is celebrating the high adherence rate of a gout programme he designed himself

Pharmacists involved in a successful Hawke’s Bay gout treatment programme are extremely disappointed that community liaison officers, the “cornerstones of the programme”, have been made redundant

At its upcoming February meeting, the Medicines Classification Committee will consider changing the classification of the gout medication allopurinol so pharmacists can supply it without a prescription

People with gout are often under-treated or inadequately treated, new data shows

A free, online gout management resource will help GPs offset patient “inertia” around maintaining their treatment plans, says a Wellington specialist GP