Febuxostat
فبوکسوستات
🦴 Musculo-Skeletal SystemXanthine oxidase inhibitor
Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA
Uloric (US)
🧮 Dose calculator
Gout · Regimen source: FDA Febuxostat · 2.1
- • If uric acid is not <6 after 2 weeks, 80 mg. Severe renal impairment: max 40 mg. Flare prophylaxis (NSAID or colchicine) when starting. FDA Febuxostat · 2
Enter age (weight is optional for this regimen).
🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ Concomitant azathioprine or mercaptopurine. FDA Febuxostat · 4
Warnings
- • Boxed warning: higher cardiovascular death than allopurinol in gout patients with CV disease; use only when allopurinol fails or is not tolerated. FDA Febuxostat · Boxed Warning
Important interactions
- • Azathioprine and mercaptopurine — contraindicated (raised levels and toxicity). FDA Febuxostat · 4
Formulations
- 40 mg tablet — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Febuxostat · 3
- 80 mg tablet — tablet 🇺🇸 USA FDA Febuxostat · 3
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution
Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Febuxostat · 8.1
“Risk Summary Limited available data with febuxostat tablets use in pregnant women are insufficient to inform a drug associated risk of adverse developmental outcomes.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution
Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Febuxostat · 8.2
“Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of febuxostat in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
- 👶 ChildrenSafety not established
Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Febuxostat · 8.4
“Safety and effectiveness of febuxostat tablets in pediatric patients have not been established.”
- 👴 Older adultsNo specific problem stated
Label: no specific difference or dose adjustment stated for older adults. FDA Febuxostat · 8.5
“No dose adjustment is necessary in elderly patients.”
- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)ANDA213069
- DailyMed (FDA label)FDA Febuxostat
- MedlinePlus (NIH)Febuxostat
- WHO ATC/DDDM04AA03
- Darooyab (Iran)Febuxostat
🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-4752/Febuxostat
Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.
- 16693 · FEBUXOSTAT 40MG TAB · قرص فبوکسوستات ۴۰ میلیگرم
- 19835 · FEBUXOSTAT 80MG TAB · قرص فبوکسوستات ۸۰ میلیگرم
- 25137 · FEBUXOSTAT 120 mg TABLET · قرص فبوکسوستات ۱۲۰ میلیگرم
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)✅ PresentFDA Febuxostat · 3FDA Febuxostat · 2.1FDA Febuxostat · 2FDA Febuxostat · 4FDA Febuxostat · Boxed WarningFDA Febuxostat · SPL approval / marketing categoryFDA Febuxostat · 8.1FDA Febuxostat · 8.2FDA Febuxostat · 8.4FDA Febuxostat · 8.5
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · G-4752/Febuxostat
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified