Whether seeing a doctor in an outpatient department or asking a doctor for advice, gout patients consult some [drugs] recommended by [friends] or [online] and never recommended by doctors. The advertisements of these [drugs] are usually very attractive: pure natural, without side effects, without hurting liver and kidney, and with immediate effect on relieving gout…
As a doctor, I can’t say whether these advertisements conform to the regulations and laws. This is not my job. However, out of concern for gout patients, I need to stand up and explain.
Because [drugs] will not only pay for them, but also delay gout treatment, resulting in complications such as tophus and kidney damage. This is not what doctors want to see.
Here are seven [drugs] that are easy to cheat people. Everyone should be on guard.
1. Celery Seed Essence
It is what: purchasing health care products imported on behalf of others, and the safety of the products is not guaranteed.
How effective is it: At present, only animal experiments have found that [celery seed] has certain uric acid lowering and anti-inflammatory effects, and there is no clinical trial support, so [celery seed] cannot replace uric acid lowering or analgesic drugs.
Doctors suggest that the effectiveness needs to be verified and the safety is difficult to guarantee. Buying is not recommended.
2. Northeast female carrot
It’s what: ordinary food.
How effective is it: [Female Carrot] has no reliable animal experimental data on gout treatment, and it is even impossible to replace uric acid lowering drugs.
Doctors suggest that as a natural food, it can be eaten if it meets food safety standards. But don’t blindly believe in its therapeutic effect.
3. Thailand’s Capirox)
It is what: a common analgesic drug abroad. Its chemical composition is piroxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
How effective is it: It has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, but it is not as effective as [diclofenac], [celecoxib] or [etcoxib] commonly used in China. Moreover, the price of similar analgesic drugs in China is also very low.
Doctors suggest that the safety of drugs through informal channels is difficult to guarantee. There are similar drugs in China and it is not recommended to buy them.
4. Thailand Nasha (Zhuifeng Pill)
It is what: a common analgesic drug abroad. Its chemical composition is piroxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
How effective is it: It has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, but it is not as effective as [diclofenac], [celecoxib] or [etcoxib] commonly used in China. Moreover, the price of similar analgesic drugs in China is also very low.
Doctors suggest that the safety of drugs through informal channels is difficult to guarantee. There are similar drugs in China and it is not recommended to buy them.
5. Tongfengling
What: Unknown. The State Food and Drug Administration (http://www.sda.gov.cn/) has not found any drug information about [Tongfengling], that is, it is not a regular drug approved by the state.
How effective: The effect is unknown.
Doctor’s advice: It is not recommended to buy, but to choose analgesic drugs with clear safety and curative effect, such as colchicine, diclofenac, celecoxib or, etocoxib or glucocorticoid, etc.
6. Feibustat, Japan
It is what: the essential ingredient is non-bustat. There are already such regular drugs in China with reliable curative effect.
How effective is it: If the ingredients of [Feibustat] can be guaranteed, it does have the effect of reducing uric acid. However, [Teijin Japan Feibustat] entered the country through informal channels, and the quality and safety of drugs are difficult to be guaranteed.
Doctor’s advice: It is not recommended to buy [Japan’s feibustat]. It is recommended to buy feibustat from domestic regular channels.
7. Making Tea with Rhamnus tenuifolia
It is what: the health care products claimed by the merchants, but the State Food and Drug Administration has not filed any relevant records. It is neither a drug nor a health care product.
How effective is it: it has not been supported by authoritative research.
Doctor’s advice: Under the condition that safety and effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, purchase is not recommended.
Final Recommendation
In fact, the above [gout fake drugs] are only the tip of the iceberg and are difficult to enumerate. Therefore, I hope that all patients will keep the following points in mind to avoid being trapped:
- To cure diseases, one must rely on drugs. The drugs approved by the State Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) have been proved to be effective through strict clinical trials. And the side effects are known, It can be prevented. And [health care products] are lacking in this respect. Not as effective as drugs, No side effects will be labeled. No matter according to the United States, Europe, It is also China’s gout treatment guide, Only benzbromarone, allopurinol and febustat are recognized and can be used in our country to reduce uric acid. The “magic medicine” with ulterior motives often takes [pure natural] [no injury to liver and kidney] [immediate effect] as selling points. Gout patients should adhere to regular uric acid reduction treatment. If they like it, they can choose some health care products with guaranteed safety.