1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xxaOzZCktP"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/public-citizen-petitions-fda-to-pull-twice-rejected-gout-medication-off-the-market/">Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Pull Twice-Rejected Gout Medication Off the Market</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/public-citizen-petitions-fda-to-pull-twice-rejected-gout-medication-off-the-market/embed/#?secret=xxaOzZCktP" width="600" height="338" title="“Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Pull Twice-Rejected Gout Medication Off the Market” — Public Citizen" data-secret="xxaOzZCktP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Health Letter, October 2018 By Michael Carome, M.D. On June 21, 2018, Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately remove from the market the widely used gout medication febuxostat because it poses unique, serious risks – some fatal – but provides no unique benefit.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628