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What is Febuxostat?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Uloric Febutaz

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Febuxostat is used for the chronic treatment of gout. It works by preventing the formation of uric acid, the substance that leads to the pain and discomfort associated with gout.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Gout 2 2
Hyperuricemia 2 1
Doctor recommendation 1 2
Joint pain 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 84 patients that have taken Febuxostat

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 7

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Febuxostat

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Febuxostat

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Expense 1
See 1 patient who's stopped taking Febuxostat

Duration

Stopped taking Febuxostat

Duration Patients Percentage
6 months - 1 year 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 5
Usually 3
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 8
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 1
< $25 7
Not specified 0

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Febuxostat after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Allopurinol (Urocuad Alopurinol) 4
Amlodipine (Norvasc) 1

Patients stopped taking Febuxostat and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Allopurinol (Urocuad Alopurinol) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Febuxostat.