A Patient with Gout Who Has Increasingly Frequent Acute Gouty

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient with gout who has increasingly frequent acute gouty attacks will begin receiving allopurinol and colchicine. Which statement will the provider include when teaching the patient about this drug regimen?

• A) "Allopurinol helps reduce the gastrointestinal side effects of colchicine."
• B) "Allopurinol reduces the likelihood of acute gouty attacks that often occur when initiating colchicine therapy."
• C) "The colchicine is given to enhance the effects of the allopurinol."
• D) "You will take both drugs initially but the colchicine will be discontinued later."

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