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Febuxostat
Pronounced fe-BUX-oh-stat
Brand names: Uloric
Type: Xanthine oxidase inhibitor (gout medicine) · All Other Medicines
What Febuxostat is used for
- Preventing gout attacks when allopurinol is not suitable
- Lowering uric acid in gout
◆ Kidney note
No dose change is needed in mild to moderate kidney impairment, which can be useful when allopurinol dosing is difficult.
Common side effects
- Liver test changes
- Nausea
- Joint pain
- Rash
Important cautions
- Carries a boxed warning about higher risk of heart-related death compared with allopurinol in people with heart disease — it is reserved for when allopurinol is not suitable
- Starting it can temporarily trigger gout flares
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Toxicity lists: Febuxostat also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Liver.
Related medicines — Other Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.