Table 3 Questions about medications
Main sub-categories | Examples of questions |
|---|---|
Medication side effects | “I’m just curious if anyone has had any bad experiences with allopurinol, or if there’s some side effect that I’m missing.” |
Flares after starting urate-lowering therapy | “Just curious as to whether this is common while taking allopurinol to be having multiple attacks?” |
Decision to start urate-lowering therapy | “Diagnosed gout last Sep, 3 flareups since. Didn’t take any meds so far, trying to be a father and worrying about impacts…... Should I take allporunol?” |
Medications for acute flares in real-time | “I have a prescription for chochicine that I have never taken. I’m waiting on the dr office to call me back but I’m wondering if anyone would start taking it at this point in the attack?” |