Drug details

Uloric (febuxostat)

type of Antigout Agents, Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors

Uloric (febuxostat) is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to treat excess uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia) in patients with gout.

The drug is often used to treat Gout .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • dark urine,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • skin rash,
  • lightheadedness,
  • shortness of breath,
  • fast heartbeats,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
  • muscle aches,
  • flu-like symptoms,
  • chest pain or pressure,
  • unusual tiredness,
  • sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
  • severe weakness,
  • unusual bruising,
  • yellowing of your skin or eyes,
  • sudden severe headache,
  • slurred speech, and
  • problems with vision or balance
  • upper right-side stomach pain,
The following drugs are related to Uloric, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Zyloprim (allopurinol)
  • Aloprim (allopurinol sodium for injection)
  • Anturane (sulfinpyrazone)
  • Benemid (probenecid and colchicine)
  • Cataflam (diclofenac potassium immediate-release tablets)
  • Colchicine (colchicine)
  • Mitigare (colchicine capsules)
  • Gloperba (colchicine oral solution)
  • Colcrys (colchicine tablets)
  • ColciGel (colchicinum 4x transdermal gel)
  • Voltaren (diclofenac sodium)
  • Indocin (indomethacin)
  • Indocin IV (indomethacin inj)
  • Krystexxa (pegloticase injection)
  • Zurampic (lesinurad tablets)
  • Naprosyn, Anaprox, Anaprox DS (naproxen)