Gout Treatment News

FDA advisers recommend approval of new drug to treat gout (C-Health)
WASHINGTON - Government health advisers in the U.S. have recommended approval of the first new drug in 40 years for gout, a painful joint disease that mainly strikes middle-aged men.

Takeda's gout drug wins positive recommendation from FDA panel (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Takeda Global R&D Center, have announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the FDA has recommended that the FDA approve febuxostat for the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.

Crop Watch South: Wheat disease pressure is low, says James Boswell FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Most early-drilled wheat crops look promising ? tillering has been good and residual herbicides have been effective.

Arthritis Advisory Committee Recommends FDA Approval of Febuxostat for the Treatment of Hyperuricemia in Patients with ... (Newswise)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., announced today that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the FDA approve febuxostat for the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout. The vote was 12 to zero in favor of approval, with one panel member ...

FDA advisers recommend approval of new gout drug (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Government health advisers Monday recommended approval of the first new drug in 40 years for gout, a painful joint disease that mainly strikes middle-aged men.

Special Reports (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Wheat sown towards the end of October is only just beginning to emerge and is being hampered by the cold weather.

Gobble! Holiday meals can trigger gout (MSNBC)
Once regarded as an elite disease, gout has been democratized, scientists say. Rising rates of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome likely have led to at least 3 million U.S. sufferers.

FDA Recommends New Drug for Gout --- HealthandAge (HealthandAge)
If approved, Uloric would be the first new gout drug to be FDA-approved in over 40 years. The only drug currently approved by the FDA for the prevention and treatment of gout is allopurinol (marketed as Zyloprim®).

Savient shares fall, gout drug concerns linger (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Continued concerns over potential regulatory delays for Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s gout drug candidate sent shares lower Tuesday.

Febuxostat recommended by panel for treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout (News-Medical-Net)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., announced today that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the FDA approve febuxostat for the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.