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These medicines may include: 1  Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, indomethacin, or naproxen. 2  Do not take aspirin, which should never be used to relieve pain during a gout attack. 3  Aspirin may change uric acid levels in the blood and may make the attack worse. 4  Be safe with medicines.his can reduce how often you have gout attacks and how severe they are. These medicines may include: 1  Uricosuric agents, to increase elimination of uric acid by the kidneys. 2  Xanthine oxidase inhibitors, to decrease production of uric acid by the body.
Gout is precipitation of monosodium urate crystals into tissue, usually in and around joints, most often causing recurrent acute or chronic arthritis. The initial attack of acute arthritis is usually monarticular and often involves the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint. Symptoms of gout include acute pain, tenderness, warmth, redness, and swelling. Diagnosis requires identification of crystals in synovial fluid. Treatment of acute attacks is with anti-inflammatory drugs.