Febuxostat [Feb-UX-Oh-Stat]

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How to use this medication Watch how much alcohol you drink Pregnancy & breastfeeding

Drinking alcohol can flare your gout. It is best Febuxostat has not been studied in What is it to avoid alcohol completely. pregnancy. Let your doctor know if you are planning to get pregnant or if you are Febuxostat is a medication used to prevent breastfeeding. attacks of gout. While taking this medicine it is important to have your blood tested Side effects & important facts occasionally. Drug interactions Gout flare You must not take azathioprine, Take it every day mercaptopurine, or theophylline while taking When first started, febuxostat can increase febuxostat. Always check with your doctor This medicine is taken once a day. gout flares. It is important to keep taking or pharmacist before starting any new febuxostat. Your doctor can treat your flare of medication. gout with different medicine. Tablets Joint pain When should I call my doctor It comes in 40 & 80 mg tablets. The usual dose is one tablet (40 or 80 mg) taken once a Febuxostat can cause aching in the joints. This Please call if you need to stop day. Discuss your dose with your doctor. is rare. • If you feel sick and want to stop Be patient • If you are concerned about any side effects Nausea • If you want to or have already stopped the medicine It will take some time for the medicine to work. You may have flares of gout when Febuxostat agrees with most people. Rarely it Other reasons to call your doctor: starting. It is important to keep taking the can cause an upset stomach.

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Skin rash Rash Flare of Pregnant or planning What you need to do Febuxostat can rarely cause a rash. Stop the gout pregnancy medicine and let your doctor know if you develop a rash. This is rare. Get your blood tested Other important information

Have your blood tested every month or Heart & stroke two after you start the medicine. This Stopping febuxostat All patients with gout and those taking is important to make sure febuxostat isn’t febuxostat should be aware of the risk of You can simply stop taking febuxostat. You do irritating your liver. heart attack and stroke. Discuss this with your not need to wean off it. Please call your doctor doctor. if you stop the medication.