Can you check uric acid while taking febuxostat for gout?

Uric acid can and should be tested and rechecked regularly while taking Febuxostat for gout. Gout is a kind of joint inflammation caused by the deposition of urate crystals in the joints and the surrounding soft tissues. Patients with gout who have frequent attacks or whose condition requires them to take uric acid-lowering medications to control the concentration of uric acid in the blood, and febuxostat is one of the common uric acid-lowering medications, which can inhibit the synthesis of uric acid to achieve the purpose of controlling uric acid. Gout patients taking febuxostat or other uric acid-lowering drugs should be regularly tested and rechecked blood uric acid, in addition, due to febuxostat adverse drug reactions, including liver function abnormalities, anemia, proteinuria, etc., so gout patients taking febuxostat should also be regularly monitored liver and kidney function and blood routine. It is contraindicated in patients who are allergic to the drug and are being treated with azathioprine and mercaptopurine. Febuxostat should be used under the guidance of a physician, and it is recommended that patients go to the rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals and other related departments for detailed consultation.