Febuxostat

فبوکسوستات

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🦴 Musculo-Skeletal SystemXanthine oxidase inhibitor

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Uloric (US)

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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

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

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

👥 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

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