TY - JOUR T1 - Prednisolone plus paracetamol (acetaminophen) was as effective as indomethacin plus paracetamol but had fewer adverse effects in acute gout-like arthritis JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 175 LP - 175 DO - 10.1136/ebm.12.6.175 VL - 12 IS - 6 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/12/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/12/6/175.abstract N2 - In patients with acute gout-like arthritis, what is the analgesic efficacy of prednisolone plus paracetamol compared with indomethacin plus paracetamol?Man CY, Cheung IT, Cameron PA, et al. Comparison of oral prednisolone/paracetamol and oral indomethacin/paracetamol combination therapy in the treatment of acute goutlike arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med 2007;49:670–7.Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★⋆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★★★ Emergency medicine ★★★★★★⋆ Rheumatology ★★★★★⋆⋆ Design: randomised placebo controlled trial.Allocation: {concealed}*.†Blinding: blinded (patients and {healthcare providers}*).†Follow-up period: 14 days.Setting: an emergency department (ED) of a large teaching hospital in Hong Kong, China.Patients: 90 patients >17 years of age (mean age 65 y, 82% men) with acute gouty arthritis who presented to the ED within 3 days of pain onset and had ⩾1 … ER -