Febuxostat

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

pronunciation

pronounced as (feb ux' oh stat)

Why is this medication prescribed?

Febuxostat is used to treat gout. Gout is a type of arthritis in which uric acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, builds up in the joints and causes sudden attacks of redness, swelling, pain, and heat in one or more joints. Febuxostat is in a class of medications called xanthine oxidase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the amount of uric acid that is made in the body. Febuxostat is used to prevent gout attacks, but not to treat them once they occur.


How should this medicine be used?

Febuxostat comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food. Take febuxostat at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take febuxostat exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Your doctor may increase your dose of febuxostat after 2 weeks if a laboratory test shows that you still have too much uric acid in your blood.

It may take several months before febuxostat begins to prevent gout attacks. Febuxostat may increase the number of gout attacks during the first few months of your treatment. Your doctor may prescribe another medication such as colchicine or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to prevent gout attacks during the first 6 months of your treatment. Continue to take febuxostat even if you have gout attacks during your early treatment.

Febuxostat controls gout but does not cure it. Continue to take febuxostat even if you feel well. Do not stop taking febuxostat without talking to your doctor.

Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer's information for the patient.


What are the precautions to be followed?

Before taking febuxostat,
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to febuxostat, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in febuxostat. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
  • tell your doctor if you are taking azathioprine (Azasan, Imuran), mercaptopurine (Purinethol), or theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Uniphyl, others). Your doctor will probably tell you not to take febuxostat if you are taking one or more of these medications.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention cancer chemotherapy medications. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
  • tell your doctor if you have or have ever had chest pain; an organ transplant; cancer; a stroke; Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (an inherited disease that causes high levels of uric acid in the blood, joint pain, and problems with motion and behavior); or heart, kidney, or liver disease.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking febuxostat, call your doctor.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Febuxostat may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if either of these symptoms is severe or does not go away:
  • nausea
  • joint pain
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
  • rash
  • chest pain
  • shortness of breath
  • slow or difficult speech
  • dizziness or faintness
  • weakness or numbness of an arm or leg

Febuxostat may cause you to have high levels of liver enzymes in your blood. This may be a sign of liver damage. Your doctor will monitor you carefully during your treatment.

Febuxostat may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.


How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature, away from light, and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.


Drug Category/Class

  • Gout Suppressants
  • Antihyperuricemic Agents
  • Preparations Inhibiting Uric Acid Production
  • Musculo-Skeletal System
  • Preparations inhibiting uric acid production
Prescribed For the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.
Weight :316.375
Structure Febuxostat
Generic Drug Febuxostat prescribed For the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.
Formula

C16H16N2O3S

Febuxostat has 41 Brands listed


Belosix (80 mg)Ebuxo (40 mg)
Ebuxo (80 mg)Fabulas (120 mg)
Fabulas (40 mg)Fabulas (80 mg)
Fabuzest (40 mg)Fabuzest (80 mg)
FBX (40 mg)Febarto (40 mg)
Feboxa (40 mg)Feboxa (80 mg)
Febucip (40 mg)Febucip (80 mg)
Febuget (40 mg)Febuget (80 mg)
Febugood (40 mg)Febumac (40 mg)
Febur 40Febur 80
Feburic (120 mg)Feburic (40 mg)
Feburic (80 mg)Febustat (40 mg)
Febustat (80 mg)Febutaz (40 mg)
Febutaz (80 mg)Febuvolk
Febuxor (40 mg)Febuzest (40 mg)
Febuzest (80 mg)Fegout (80 mg)
Furic (40 mg)Furic (80 mg)
Goustat (40 mg)Goustat (80 mg)
Revifab (40 mg)Revifab (80 mg)
Zurig (120 mg)Zurig (40 mg)
Zurig (80 mg)

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