Description
This measure shows the percentage of people with identified gout who received urate-lowering therapy regularly. Long-term urate-lowering therapy is used to prevent gout flares and prevent tophus formation, bony erosions and permanent disability in people with gout. Many studies have demonstrated underutilisation of urate-lowering therapy.
Measure set
Notes about this measure set
Numerator
Number of people aged 20 years and over with identified gout who were dispensed gout-specific urate-lowering therapy (allopurinol, febuxostat or benzbromarone) for three or four quarters in a year from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019.
Denominator
Those aged 20 years and over identified with gout using the HealthTracker method (see gout prevalence numerator definition).
Denominator detail
- Only those enrolled with a PHO in each year were included.
- Medicines: 1026 allopurinol, 4026 febuxostat, 3754 and 4003 benzbromarone.
Denominator exclusions
- The year of dispensing is the same as or after the year of death.
- The patient category is either J or Y (juvenile or youth).
Responsible organisation(s)
Data sources
Resources
Measure Technical Document: Regularly dispensed a urate lowering therapy ULT (.pdf)
Resource link
Resource Type
Description
This document contains a detailed definition of the measure.