Gout Prophylaxis (HP074)
Purpose:
This protocol will:
- highlight to clinicians where prophylaxis against gout hasn't been prescribed when starting urate lowering therapy.
What does it actually do?
The protocol performs the following functions:
- On adding urate lowering therapy will offer prescription of NSAID to prevent acute attacks during titration
- If the patient needs a PPI prescribing as well this will be offered
What does it look like?
System Dependencies:
This is dependent on your team using EMIS to record their prescriptions.
System Trigger
Document triggers here
System Trigger: Add a drug
Run mode: Always run
Enable trigger for: All clinical prescribers
Add drug group, approved name or ingredient: Allopurinol and child codes
Fitting your practice
Alert your team that if they don't prescribe prophylaxis when starting urate lowering therapy that they will be nudged to do so by the protocol.
How to get it
Optional Handy Protocols will need to be 'activated' within your clinical system. See our support article for instructions: How to locate Optional Handy Protocols and Activate these
Support Information
Development Log
VERSION NUMBER 1.0.0
Published 2/8/24
Release notes: Initial RP rebuild
Release notes: Initial RP rebuild