Injections to reduce swelling and pain in gout are clinically available mainly as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac sodium injection, or glucocorticosteroids, such as cotrimoxazole injection, and are generally used for patients who cannot tolerate pain.
During an acute attack of gout, first of all, pay attention to keep local braking, you can use ice to apply cold compresses on the affected area to relieve pain. At the same time, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take oral anti-inflammatory pain medication, such as celecoxib, diclofenac sodium and so on to relieve the symptoms.
However, if the patient can not tolerate the pain or there are contraindications to the use of oral medications, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac sodium injection, or glucocorticosteroids, such as betamethasone injection, intramuscular injection, to relieve the symptoms as prescribed by the doctor.
It is recommended that gout patients go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the diagnosis and treatment. The medication should be used according to the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medicate.