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These medicines may include: 1  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, indomethacin, or naproxen. 2  Do not take aspirin, which should never be used to relieve pain during a gout attack. 3  Aspirin may change uric acid levels in the blood and may make the attack worse. 4  Be safe with medicines.his can reduce how often you have gout attacks and how severe they are. These medicines may include: 1  Uricosuric agents, to increase elimination of uric acid by the kidneys. 2  Xanthine oxidase inhibitors, to decrease production of uric acid by the body.
Appropriate adjustments were made for age, sex, body mass index, doctor visits, alcohol ingestion, comorbidities, and other drugs prescribed. Gout was proved by an index date of occurrence, as well as use of anti-gout medications (colchicine, probenecid, or NSAIDs). Some doctor subjectivity was allowed in the diagnosis of gout. Because previous studies suggested that losartan, unlike other angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), lowers urate levels, this drug was studied separately from other members of its antihypertensive class.