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Pharmacology NEET Jan 2020 e87bda28

pegloticase is used for treatment of:-

A
Ankylosing spondylosis
B
CPPD
C
Chronic tophaceous gout
D
Refractory Rheumatoid ahritis
High-Yield Explanation
Drugs used inchronic goutby increasing uric acid metabolism arePEGLOTICASEand RASBURICASE. Pseudogout is caused by calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystals (CPPD). And though the two have similar symptoms, treatment is somewhat different. Drugs to treat pseudogout include: Anti-inflammatory painkiller drugs, also called (NSAIDs). Drugs used in Rheumatoid ahritis synthetic DMARDs, Coicosteroids and Biological DMARDs. Drugs used in Ankylosing spondylosis Adalimumab, Ceolizumab pegol, Etanercept.

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