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What is the primary focus of personalized medicine in the context of the text?
Prescribing drugs based on patient risk factors to prevent adverse events
Which of the following approaches is useful for adjusting drug doses in gout treatment?
Adaptive trial design
What is the primary advantage of using adaptive trial design in gout treatment, as discussed in the text?
It can identify the best treatment for specific patient phenotypes in a shorter time span
Which of the following is a key limitation of existing clinical trials in gout management?
They have not included patients with multiple comorbidities
What is the primary purpose of the BSR/BHPR guideline mentioned in the text?
To divide gout patients into those receiving urate lowering therapy and those not receiving it
What is the key challenge or limitation in gout management that the text suggests can be addressed through personalized medicine approaches?
The need to improve the efficacy of gout treatments and reduce tophi burden
Explore the concept of personalized medicine in the treatment of gout, where drugs or alternative therapies are prescribed based on patient risk factors to prevent adverse events. Learn about the BSR/BHPR guideline's step 1, which divides gout patients into ULT and non-ULT groups according to attack frequency.
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