Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Musculoskeletal

No studies found 3 · 42.9%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

Acute gout attacks · people with chronic gout

Benzbromarone showed no clear difference in acute gout attacks compared with allopurinol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.58 [0.15, 84.13]
1 study · 55 participants
Low

Serum urate normalisation ‐ not reported · people with chronic gout

Benzbromarone showed no clear difference in serum urate normalisation compared with allopurinol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [0.9, 1.79]
2 studies · 101 participants
Moderate

Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with chronic gout

Benzbromarone showed no clear difference in withdrawal due to adverse events compared with allopurinol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.25 [0.28, 5.62]
2 studies · 91 participants
Low

Total adverse events · people with chronic gout

Benzbromarone showed no clear difference in total adverse events compared with allopurinol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3 [0.64, 14.16]
1 study · 55 participants
Low

Pain reduction ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Function ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tophus regression ‐ not measured · people with chronic gout

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Uricosuric medications for chronic gout 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found