Table 3.

Summary of economic evaluations of urate lowering therapies in gout.

StudyStudy DesignStudy DetailsRisk of Bias
Stevenson 2011 & NICE 200847,48Cost-effectiveness analysisManufacturer supplied febuxostat economic analysesHigh
Ferraz 199549Cost-effectiveness analysis1993 Canadian population, decision analysis model analysing initiation of urate lowering drug (ULD) vs non ULD initiation from a societal perspective regarding costs with a 1 year time horizonLow